The Atlanta Braves have officially filled a fourth spot in the rotation. They announced Monday morning that right-hander Erick Fedde has reported to the team, and he will be the starter for Tuesday’s game against the Kansas City Royals. In a corresponding move, reliever Hunter Stratton has been sent back to Triple-A Gwinnett.

It’s Friday, July 25 and the Braves (44-57) are in Arlington to take on the Rangers (53-50). Joey Wentz is slated to take the mound for Atlanta against Nathan Eovaldi for Texas.

The July 31 trade deadline looms, and the Braves are expected to sell, with Marcell Ozuna and Raisel Iglesias as top candidates.

A down year comes with consequences, and one of those is that the Atlanta Braves clubhouse will likely lose some teammates in the coming days

Atlanta Braves (44-60, fourth in the NL East) vs. Kansas City Royals (52-54, third in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Monday, 7:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Spencer Strider (4-8, 3.72 ERA,

The Braves are not about to go into another rebuild. But they won't be making big moves for a postseason push this year, either.

The Atlanta Braves reportedly are willing to trade one of their fan favorite players, but maybe not right now.