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Watch: Former Braves standouts are still free agents

These ex-Braves are still free agents: Shortstop Erick Aybar (2017 team: Padres) Pitcher Blaine Boyer (Red Sox) Outfielder Melky Cabrera (Royals) Pitcher Trevor Cahill (Royals) Pitcher Bartolo Colon (Twins) Pitcher R.A. Dickey (2017 team: Braves) Infielder Yunel Escobar (Angels) Pitcher Jaime Garcia (Yankees) Pitcher Jason Grilli (Rangers) Outfielder Cameron Maybin (Astros) Pitcher Peter Moylan (2017 team: Royals) Pitcher Bud Norris (Angels) Second baseman Brandon Phillips (Angels) Pitcher Shae Simmons (M
By Mike Luck
Feb 3, 2018

Need a 240-game winner? An infielder with 2,026 career hits?

A Cy Young Award winner? How about an outfielder who had 33 steals last season?

Those are the stats on the resumes of 14 former Braves standouts who are still free agents as spring training approaches.

Watch the video above to see which ex-Braves are still looking for a job.

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Mike Luck is an Audience Specialist on the sports team at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has worked at the AJC since 1980.

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