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What if the Atlanta Braves Don't Get A.J. Burnett?

 
Yes, the Braves are still in the bidding for FA pitcher A.J. Burnett. Burnett has always had some really electric stuff. And now, he appears to be healthy, and as Chipper Jones stated, "Now he gets it. He's a pitcher and when he's healthy, he's as good as there is."  Maybe all of this can come to fruition and help Burnett become the pitcher we all thought he was going to be when he came up with the Marlins.  But what if the Braves don't get Burnett?  There have been little-to-no talks with Derek Lowe, and the Peavy talks have dwindled to nothing. Frank Wren has stated that he wants two veteran "top notch" pitchers and a power hitting left fielder with the $40 million that is allocated to him this offseason. However, our options are closing fast and it seems that in order to fill these needs, we will have to do the majority of it via trade. There are an awful lot of possibilities. We may need to sign Jon Garland off of Free Agency. I know there will be some people that won't like ... (link)

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