Grading the Braves’ Trade Deadline Efforts and Game Thread

Monday at 4 p.m. marked the trade deadline for the wacky 2020 Major League Baseball season. The Atlanta Braves were poised to be one of the busiest buyers as the deadline approached, with a three-game lead in their division but big needs in the rotation and perhaps in the lineup or bench.

Unfortunately, those needs largely went unmet.

IN: Tommy Milone, SP

OUT: Two Players to be Named Later

The Braves found themselves in a unique position as they approached the deadline. They’re the leaders in the NL East and seemed poised to return to the playoffs for the third straight year, but at the same time, the best way to describe their rotation is that it is Max Fried, Ian Anderson and a handful of…