When a team rebuilds, it should try to acquire as much talent as possible. The Braves made a pretty nifty move on Monday night in their deal with the Orioles.
The club acquired the 76th overall pick next month (and Brian Matusz for about 10 minutes) for Brandon Barker and Trevor Belicek. Matusz, who was DFA'd right after the deal was announced, will cost the Braves $3.9 million this season. In exchange, the Braves added their fifth top-80 pick (they also hold picks 3, 40, 44 and 80).
Barker and Belicek were 16th round picks in 2015 and 2014, respectively.