What about Atlanta Braves? Should we consider them to be at the top of the MLB Trade Rumors market?
The Braves entered the 2009 season as the league’s hottest team. They won the NL East in their first season, and finished as the No. 2 team in the league. They followed that up by winning the NL wild card game and then advanced to the NLDS, where they lost to the Cardinals. The Braves lost both games of the series, falling to the Cardinals in the NLDS and the GiantsWhat about Atlanta Braves? It’s only 1-2 weeks after the trade was inked that the Atlanta Braves announced they were sending Scott Cousins to the Chicago White Sox along with Julio Teheran for cash considerations and a player to be named later (Cousins was released last week so a player was not acquired, at least in part).
I would think the Braves would be interested in trading Teheran since they would not be as interested in bringing Cousins back to Atlanta if Teheran would be traded.What about Atlanta Braves?
The Braves have made a flurry of moves in recent weeks to clear their roster of non-tenders and add talent from elsewhere, and to replace them with veterans to make up for the losses of key players. However, there’s always cause for concern when you hear “the team in Atlanta.”
The team has a new manager, and a new president in Mark Shapiro, so the question is, will this team continue to win and compete at the level