Coppy has said he’s looking to add two starters, which is a good thing since Tyrell Jenkins, John Gant and especially Williams Perez belong nowhere near a major league rotation.
But the Braves GM should completely forego the free agent route, where the best candidates are Ivan Nova, Clay Buchholz and Jaime Garcia (if the Cards don’t exercise his $11 million option). Each will make way more money than they deserve. None can be counted on.
So that leaves the trade market, and the Braves might have some options here. Tampa Bay has rotation depth, an underwhelming set of prospects, a hard-on for controllable years and a glaring need for a speedy outfielder.