"The takeaway for me is we felt that we had an agreement in place," the GM told reporters prior to Friday night’s home opener against the New York Yankees. "He was prepared to come here. We had the dollars. How we choose to structure those dollars, those are things that we keep in house.
"But I believe if (Braves pitcher) Kris Medlen had not been hurt, Ervin Santana would be here today."
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