But as of Thursday afternoon, the Braves were not projecting Olivera to play in a rehab game for at least another 10 days.
The Braves described Olivera as a cornerstone piece when they acquired him, left-handed reliever Paco Rodriguez, pitching prospect Zach Bird and the 34th pick in next year's Draft in exchange for sending top prospect Jose Peraza, Alex Wood, Jim Johnson and Luis Avilan to the Dodgers.
Olivera has spent the past week rehabbing at the Braves' Spring Training facility in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. He had batted .