August 1
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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The Braves did some last-minute dealing Saturday, trading for Kansas City outfielder Rick Ankiel and reliever Kyle Farnsworth in a five-player exchange. They sent outfielder Gregor Blanco, reliever Jesse Chavez and left-handed pitching prospect Tim Collins to the Royals in the deal, which was finalized just before Saturday's 4 p.m. non-waiver trade deadline. "It allows us to fill our two most important needs, and it also didn't force us to give up any of our top young pitching prospects," Braves general manager Frank Wren said. "We really like Collins, so it's not to say he's not a good looking young prospect. "But I think everybody knows who our top starting pitchers are in the minor"