Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday
With Saturday’s loss, the Braves are only three losses behind both the Pirates and Athletics for the second best lottery odds. They are one loss and 1.5 games ahead of the Orioles for the fourth best odds, but 5.5 games ahead of the Twins, who are the next team below the Orioles. At this point, it looks quite likely that they will land in the top five lottery odds, where each spot is worth an additional 4-5% chance at the first overall pick and a higher floor draft position if the lottery doesn’t go their way. As a reminder, the Rockies, Nationals, Angels, and Cardinals cannot get a top 10 pick due to the CBA. The top six picks are determined by the lottery and the remaining picks are determined by order of record. Next year’s draft is expected to have a ton of high end talent at the top, so this will be worth tracking as the season concludes.
Braves News
Grant Holmes has elbow tightness and will hit the IL to determine the extent of the injury. That completes the entirety of the Braves’ Opening Day rotation being on the IL.
Michael Harris had a really encouraging game, but the Braves found a way to lose with some bad luck and more of the same.
MLB News
The Yankees swung a trade with the Nationals for Amed Rosario, as they send an 18 year old prospect and a struggling reliever to Washington.
The Royals traded Andrew Hoffman to the struggling Diamondbacks for Randal Grichuk, as they look to make a push for the playoffs. This is a funny trade because they have identical records.
MLBTR put out their top 50 trade deadline candidates, including a few Braves, in what is a useful list for this week.
Aaron Judge is hitting the IL with a flexor strain, but avoided a torn UCL, as he avoided the worst case scenario.