Sometimes you just have to go for it. Case in point: The Atlanta Braves. ✍️: NickAshbourne
were less than a week removed from losing their best all-around player and FanGraphs was giving them an 8.4 percent chance to make the playoffs.
Just 15 days later, the Braves had just played a 7-9 stretch, sat three games below .500, and still faced grim playoff odds . There was justification for becoming a seller. At the very least, the 2021 Atlanta Braves didn’t look like a venture worth pouring more resources into. That’s not how Anthopoulos saw it, and he added reliever Richard Rodriguez and outfielders Eddie Rosario, Jorge Soler, and Adam Duvall at the deadline.
In the playoffs, they’ve been even more instrumental to Atlanta’s success. The new Braves have hit .313/.370/.557 and accounted for seven of the team’s 12 home runs and 24 of their 39 RBI. Considering the rest of the team has hit .217 and slugged just .309, it’s fair to say Atlanta would be in the midst of its off-season without Rosario, Pederson, Duvall, and Soler.
Atlanta grabbed Rosario for Pablo Sandoval and the willingness to pay a portion of the outfielder’s salary. Joc Pederson cost them Bryce Ball, a 23-year-old first base prospect with massive strikeout rates at High-A. Duvall was pried from Miami for Alex Jackson, a 25-year-old former prospect who’s struck out nearly half the time in his 173 MLB plate appearances. Kasey Kalich, who they traded for Soler, has some promise, but he’s also a relief-only prospect who hasn’t cracked Double-A.
One part of that equation is the way teams — even big-budget contenders — prioritize future value and hoard prospects. The selling business just isn’t what it used to be, particularly for rental players.
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