ATLANTA -- Alex Wood, Eric Stults and Manny Banuelos were the only left-handed pitchers to make a start for the Braves during a two-season span that began in 2015. Wood accounted for 20 of those 34 starts before being traded to the Dodgers as part of the massive rebuild that has seemingly made it unlikely for Atlanta to experience a similar southpaw shortage over the next few years.
Three of the young starting pitchers -- Luiz Gohara, Kolby Allard and Max Fried -- acquired during this rebuild rank among baseball's top 10 left-handed prospects, per the rankings MLB Pipeline released Wednesday.