No one should have expected the Atlanta Braves to make headlines at the trade deadline this year. They were never going to trade away core pieces like Ronald Acuña Jr. nor did it make any sense for them to try and make a big acquisition. This trade deadline was about getting at least some value for their pending free agents and maybe adding a support piece that could help them in 2026.
Unfortunately, the Braves did almost none of that whatsoever. Alex Anthopoulos met with the media afterwards and talked about not being able to line up on a trade and that he wasn't going to force a deal just to make a deal.