The offseason rolls on for the Atlanta Braves and one of the decisions they will have to make is on injured pitchers Kris Medlen and Brandon Beachy. Both are arbitration eligible this summer and, given their injury histories, appear to be non-tender candidates.

However, the AJC's David O'Brien reports that Medlen's recovery has gone well and that the Braves are leaning towards bringing him back on what they hope will be an incentive laden contract. Medlen's projected arbitration salary is $5.8 million.

It's believed the Braves are leaning toward bringing back Medlen, perhaps on a reduced contract with incentives. He was one of their top two starting pitchers in 2013 and won three National League Pitcher of the Month awards from August 2012 through September 2013.

If the Braves feel that Medlen can be back at some point early next season, then it would soften the need to add another pitcher during the offseason. Atlanta will most likely have to replace Ervin Santana and Aaron Harang who were two fifths of the team's starting rotation in 2014. The Braves issued a qualifying offer to Santana earlier this week and he has until Monday to decide to either accept or decline.