As the Braves distance themselves from this year's 67-95 record and attempt to construct a club that might at least flirt with a winning record next year, they recognize the obvious need to reconstruct a relief corps that posted Major League Baseball's second-worst bullpen ERA. At the same time, they know the addition of an outfielder or catcher could help strengthen an offense that scored fewer runs than every other Major League club in 2015.
Over the past year, the Braves made a number of moves to acquire high upside starting pitchers, some of whom are at least two years away from being Major League ready.