This is nothing against Jonny Venters, who’s a great guy and a borderline medical miracle and may give a little boost to a Braves bullpen that has taken on the look of Pompeii, shortly after the lava began to flow downhill.



But Jonny Venters alone isn’t going to get it done for this team.



The major league’s non-waiver trade deadline is a few days away, and here’s your a recap of recent events: The Los Angeles Dodgers got Manny Machado. The Chicago Cubs got Cole Hamels. The New York Yankees got J.A. Happ and Zach Britton. The Arizona Diamondbacks got Eduardo Escobar. The Cleveland Indians get Brad Hand.



The Braves got a reliever who has had four major elbow surgeries, was out of baseball for five years and somehow is back throwing sinkers, which is a really cool story. But, I mean, come on, he’s only one man who has risen from the career pallet of death.



The Braves need more than a reliever with a seeming bionic elbow.