Amid Peavy speculation, Braves GM says team won't part with prospects

Wren said the Braves must plan to be without right-hander Tim Hudson, who had elbow ligament-replacement surgery on Aug. 7, for the full 2009 season.

John Smoltz and Tom Glavine had season-ending shoulder and elbow surgeries, respectively, and their status for 2009 remains uncertain.

Meanwhile, left-hander Mike Hampton is a free agent.

Wren said he hopes to re-sign Hampton, but he will still need to add more starting pitching. As the rotation currently stands, the top returning starters are 2008 rookies Jair Jurrjens, Jorge Campillo and Charlie Morton.

"We're going to have to get an established starter or two that can kind of lead the way for our younger pitchers, and we do like our younger pitchers," Wren said. "We think we've got a real good group coming, but we need some veteran stability at the top of the rotation to take some of the pressure off them."

Wren said Hanson could make his major league debut "at some point" in the 2009 season but shouldn't be counted on to make the opening day rotation.

Peavy was 10-11 with a 2.85 ERA this season and was on the disabled list from May 15 to June 12 with a strained right elbow. He was 19-6 with a 2.54 ERA in 2007.