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Does Kevin Gausman’s start tonight determine Atlanta Braves trade direction?

Today may be a very interesting day in assessing how the Atlanta Braves choose to proceed over the next 10 days… the margin remaining before the 2019 MLB trade deadline.

It is now well established that the Braves have been scouting starting pitchers with purpose… not just 1 or 2, but likely every frontline starter that’s been made available by their current clubs.

As things stand today, Atlanta has an established rotation that looks like this:

Of these, Max Fried has been somewhat shaky in recent weeks. His last starts – since May 28th against Washington have resulted in 4, 5, 3, 5, 2, 2, 3, 5, and 0 runs allowed.