The Braves would have had interest in Wilson Ramos had he not suffered a significant right knee injury in late September, and they never warmed to the possibility of seriously pursuing Matt Wieters as a free agent this winter.
Once Jason Castro signed with the Twins, the Brave stuck with their plan to use Flowers as their starting catcher and hoped that Anthony Recker would prove to be a serviceable backup.
Thoughts of using Recker once every five days weren't as discomforting as the reality that he would become the starter if Flowers was sidelined for a significant period of time.