The next person the Braves should trade is
- Thread starter BulldogJohn
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Sorry for the double tread. Was trying yo edit the first one. If I knew how to delete it I would.
Don't be too quick to judge.
The Braves have hired experts to break down the reasons for so many elbow injuries among their starting pitchers.
The 3 guys they traded for who are already starting in Atlanta have strong builds, good mechanics and length for easy leverage.
Wood has already had TJ surgery, he has very jerky mechanics and the signs are already there of more elbow issues. His fastball has lost 3 mph and his strike outs per inning show consistent decline over 2 years.
Hart drafted 11 starters in this year's draft. He has traded for maybe 10 others and he picked up the 34th choice in next year's draft in this trade.
Also he added Jace Peterson and now he has gotten the #3 or 4 hitter for at least the next 5 years for around 5 million a season, The Dodgers paid him a 28 million cash bonus just 3 months ago.
Hart now has his infield for the next 5 years or longer and he's building a lot of depth with young pitching hand picked for their mechanics and build.
All of this while opening up a lot of cap room for their move to Cobb in a year and a half.
That said, there's no doubt this season has been sacrificed and next year likely won't be much better.
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