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Braves welcome Jesse Chavez and Tanner Roark, option Tice and Wright, place Jackson and Davidson on 60-day IL

Do you remember Jesse Chavez? I do! Remember, there was that whole thing where the Braves signed Billy Wagner and Takashi Saito after the 2009 season, leading them to trade pricy reliever Rafael Soriano to the Rays in exchange for Jesse Chavez. That was actually the second time Chavez was traded that offseason, as he had been sent from the Pirates to Tampa Bay a month prior in exchange for Akinori Iwamura.

The 2010 season was not a particularly happy one for Chavez — he compiled -0.2 fWAR in 28 appearances (with an even worse ERA than his peripherals) and ended up being dealt to the Royals in the famous Gregor Blanco for Rick Ankiel and Kyle Farnsworth deal.