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The Pirates have yet to respond to reliever Shawn Chacon's request to discuss a contract extension.

Atlanta management would seek nothing less than an impact-caliber young pitcher in exchange for promising catcher/first baseman Jarrod Saltalamacchia. The Pirates are among several teams to have inquired about him in the past month.

No masking the problem
A major league source said the Braves have had an avalanche of calls concerning the availability of 22-year-old catcher/first baseman Jarrod Saltalamacchia. The lack of catching talent is a growing problem around baseball.

That the Braves have asked the Nationals about first baseman Dmitri Young, who could be attractive to several teams over the next few weeks as a switch-hitting power threat at first base or DH. But at this point, the Braves seem more likely to let converted catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia keep playing first.