"It's Chipper Jones Bobblehead Night at Turner Field, and by the time I finish writing this blog in 25 minutes we should know whether the third baseman is back in the Braves lineup after missing two starts with a right quad strain.

What we do know, which I just double-checked with my infamous math skills to make sure, is that Chipper has 999 career extra-base hits. He's got 516 doubles, 38 triples and 445 home runs. Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's 999, right?

Anyway, Carlos Quentin.

That's right, we've got no time for transitions today, so let's get right into the rumor du jour. And let me start by saying, it's legit. Checked it with someone this afternoon who would know, and the Braves are, indeed, talking to the White Sox about Quentin, as FoxSports.com's Ken Rosenthal first reported this morning.

The slugging corner outfielder currently has 20 homers, 62 RBIs and a .510 slugging percentage, to go with a .262 average and .353 OBP. Needless to say, he could be a huge boost for the Braves' scuffling offense.

He's got more homers and RBIs than any Brave this season, and five more homers (and four fewer RBIs) than Carlos Beltran, who was just traded to the Giants. In his past 11 games, Quentin has hit .341 with three homers and 11 RBIs.

He's right-handed, 28, and unlike the 34-year-old Beltran, Quentin is under contractual control for another season. So he wouldn't be a three-month rental before free agency, like Boras client Beltran."