With around 45 minutes left on the clock until the MLB deadline day was over, the Atlanta Braves and Alex Anthopoulos made calls to several teams, finally finding a suitor in the Baltimore Orioles. In the process, he acquired right-handed pitcher Kevin Gausman and right-handed pitcher Darren O’Day.
We’ve talked a lot in these pages about Gausman already, with both Alan and Fred outlining their expectations. But let’s talk today about things like ‘potential’
The Braves were rightly hesitant in sending any big name prospects for an ace-ish pitcher, but they were fine with acquiring a somewhat under-achiever in Gausman in addition to a former all-star reliever in RHP Darren O’Day.