ATLANTA -- Instead of returning to Atlanta following Wednesday's series finale in Tampa, Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez spent Thursday's off-day catching up with Freddie Freeman, Hector Olivera, Dian Toscano and other players currently working out at the club's Spring Training complex in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
Though Olivera is still likely a little more than a week away from making his anticipated debut with the Braves, Gonzalez didn't see any reason to be concerned about the left hamstring strain that has sidelined the 30-year-old third baseman since July 13, a little more than two weeks before Atlanta acquired him from the Dodgers.