"With the start of Spring Training just a week away, Braves general manager Frank Wren finds himself with limited financial resources to satisfy roster needs that don't include adding another starting pitcher.

Still, true to the promise he made at the conclusion of the 2008 season, Wren has gained confidence that Tom Glavine is physically capable to pitch this year, and he responded by providing the 300-game winner a contractual offer.

This offer made by Wren earlier this week is believed to have been a one-year Major League contract worth between $1 million and $2 million. With no incentive clauses included, it currently stands as an offer Glavine is hesitant to accept.

With approximately $6 million to $7 million left to spend while still needing to fortify their roster with an outfield bat, the Braves may not be in a position to increase the offer. If this proves to be true, Glavine will have to decide whether his desire to pitch at least one more season is great enough to persuade him to leave his family and pitch outside of Atlanta.

Over the past month, whenever asked about the possibility of pitching for any team other than the Braves, Glavine has responded: "That's so far down the road that I haven't even thought about it."

When asked to respond to this again on Friday afternoon, Glavine said: "We aren't down that road yet."

When Braves pitchers and catchers report to Disney's Wide World of Sports complex on Feb. 14, Glavine doesn't know where he'll be. But as he continues to throw without any discomfort in his left elbow or left shoulder, the 42-year-old left-hander remains confident he'll have the opportunity to pitch somewhere.

"I'm confident I can get a job," said Glavine, whose left elbow and left shoulder were repaired during the same surgical procedure in August. "