Last offseason, the Braves traded Justyn-Henry Malloy and Jake Higginbotham to the Tigers for cash considerations and right-handed reliever Joe Jimenez, who had one year left in arbitration before free agency. Given that most of Jimenez’ service for the Braves is now accounted for, let’s see how that trade looks now, with the benefit of hindsight. Note that we’re ignoring the cash considerations portion here because we don’t know the amount, but it also isn’t likely to make a huge difference.
Let’s start with the prospects the Braves sent away. All in all, they each look like pretty much the same prospect that they were a year ago.