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2017 Atlanta Braves Season Preview: Left-Handed Reliever Ian Krol

The Braves acquired Ian Krol from the Detroit Tigers after the 2015 season ended.

Just by looking at the responses to this tweet below, you can tell exactly what Braves’ fans thought of this acquisition:

Braves acquire LHPs Ian Krol and Gabe Speier from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for OF Cameron Maybin and cash considerations.

— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) November 20, 2015

yeah… not so good. However, the fans weren’t necessarily upset that we got the 6’1″ 210-pound lefty in return, it was the fact that we just traded away Cameron Maybin, our 0.