Pirates relief pitcher and former Atlanta Brave Chasen Shreve. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
While we still await any additions to the Atlanta Braves bullpen, it would be good to check on our previous suggestions to see how things stand.
There are at least three aspects to making deals at the trade deadline that the Atlanta Braves will have to assess this week… assuming that they intend to “buy”, which seems to be a safe guess at the moment:
- Finding clubs willing to sell
- Finding players that will truly “add” to the team’s performance
- Finding a price-point that makes sense for now and the future
Of note: it’s now been nearly a full month since we learned that Atlanta was being “aggressive” in pursuing bullpen help.