John Hart's Moves:

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The jury may be out for a while on John Hart's initial moves a Braves' head honcho: Jayson Heyward was injured a lot and his offensive production was inconsistent. His defense, however, was superb.

The projected outfield lineup going forward is Gaddis in left BJ in center and Justin in right - that has a chance to be the worst defensive outfield in recent memory. Atlanta is one team that leans on their defense a lot, so this may be a prescription for disaster.

Shelby Miller is a good young pitcher who has a few years away from arbitration and free agency.

While it is true that Heyward will be a free agent in 2016, one has to question the trade based on what was given up compared to what was acquired.

Along with Heyward, the Braves gave up Jordan Walden, a proven late-inning power arm.

Today, they signed Jim Johnson - who will basically be taking Walden's place in the pen. He is definitely not a power arm and had a 7.09 ERA last year.

Without a hint of sentiment, Jonny Venters was DFA'd, and Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy were not offered contracts. All three were high quality pitchers and have given much (seven TJ surgeries between them) for the cause.

The closest remedy to an Uggla situation at second base was Tommy LaStella and he was traded away for a pitcher the Braves had previously given up on.

So far, the hard-hearted, but fairly easy from a logical and economic decision that released three injured pitchers might be the only good move so far.