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Atlanta Braves: Sean Newcomb could be MVP of 60-game season

Atlanta Braves lefty Sean Newcomb was selected in the first round of the 2014 draft by the Angels and traded to the Braves along with Erick Aybar in exchange for Andrelton Simmons prior to the 2016 season.

It hurt to see Simmons go but the upside in this deal was with Newcomb. The excitement reached a fever pitch when he debuted on June 10, 2017, against the New York Mets in Atlanta.

Newcomb went 6.1 innings with seven strikeouts, two walks, and just three hits while allowing one run.