It’s officially trade deadline season and the local professional baseball team has some fascinating decisions to make.
The original version of this article concluded the Braves should trade for Joey Gallo and Ian Kennedy from the Texas Rangers. Those moves felt like the best combination of giving the team the fire power to chase down the Mets this season, while getting a head start on the 2022 team.
Of course, the New York Yankees ruined all that. This morning they completed a trade for Gallo in exchange for a slew of prospect, ending the dream this writer has held onto for years.