We were told that the Atlanta Braves wanted to keep a full pipe of prospect flowing to the majors over perhaps a decade or more. Unfortunately, the machinery fueling that plan had a couple of bad gears that can’t be fixed for a while.
We’re all sitting here on January 7th, awaiting The Other Moves that are necessary to complete this team for 2019 – moves that should put the Braves into a position to compete well into October. But let’s pause to think about how trades might have to consider much more than today’s team.