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Olivera's development key to Braves' offseason

Braves president of baseball operations John Hart, general manager John Coppolella, manager Fredi Gonzalez and their staff members gathered this week in Orlando, Fla., to discuss the potential makeup of their 2016 roster. But the direction of their offseason plans actually began taking shape on July 30, when they made the aggressive decision to acquire Hector Olivera from the Dodgers.

Time will tell whether it was wise to include both top prospect Jose Peraza and Alex Wood, a controllable and talented young left-handed starter, for the 30-year-old Olivera -- whose lack of Major League experience showed after he made his Major League debut on Sept.