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Braves add Floyd, settle with Beachy
Braves Floyd Baseball Heal
Chicago White Sox starter Gavin Floyd delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins during an April 21, 2013 game in Chicago. Floyd signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Braves Monday. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — The Braves added a needed veteran for their rotation Monday when they agreed to a $4 million, one-year contract with right-hander Gavin Floyd. Now the question is when Floyd will be ready to pitch. Floyd, 30, is recovering from surgery in May to repair the ulnar collateral ligament and a torn flexor muscle in his right elbow.