The Braves recently declined their $8 million option for R.A. Dickey, who is now a free agent.
However, in September, he told reporters he had recently started considering retirement, though he has yet to make an official announcement.
In early-October, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's beat reporter, Dave O'Brien, said the Braves expected Dickey to not play next season regardless of how they handled his option.
"It'll be a family decision," Dickey said in September, when asked about his plans for next season. "We have made no official decision at all, but we certainly have had conversations around both coming back or retiring.