Atlanta has reportedly reach an agreement with former-Brave Kris Medlen on a minor league deal. The agreement, according to David O’Brien, does not include an invitation major league spring training.
Medlen is a former Braves product who reached the major leagues in 2009 and spent five seasons in Atlanta. The 2012 season was Medlen’s best work, as he posted a 10-1 record with a 1.57 ERA in 138 innings. The Braves were 12-0 in games started by Medlen that season, and the success continued into 2013, when he went 15-12 with a 3.11 ERA. Following that impressive string of success, Medlen was injured in the spring of 2014 and would require Tommy John Surgery (his second such procedure).