ATLANTA -- There's a chance Don Sutton will be part of the new radio broadcast team that the Braves are hoping to announce within the next week.

Because Sutton has two years left on his contract with the Nationals, the Braves can't comment on his potential return. Nationals president Stan Kasten and a Mid-Atlantic Sports Network spokesman declined to comment.

But multiple sources have indicated that the Braves are currently negotiating with the Nationals and MASN with the intent to bring Sutton back to Atlanta, where he served as an announcer from 1989-2006.

While Sutton has served as a member of the Nationals' broadcast team for the past two seasons, many of his former colleagues have said that he was hoping for the opportunity to return to the Braves.

According to a baseball source, MASN and the Nationals are currently looking for a television analyst to team up with play-by-play broadcaster Bob Carpenter. Ray Knight could be a possible candidate to replace Sutton. Knight often subbed for Sutton whenever the latter had off-the-field commitments.

The Braves are looking to hire two announcers to serve as their new radio broadcast team. It appears their hope is to pair Sutton with Jim Powell, who has spent the past 13 seasons with the Brewers' broadcast team.