This week’s postbag dives into the Braves, Padres, and Red Sox offseason possibilities, where Anthony Rizzo again Walker Buehler could stay, off-the-wall Reds trade ideas, potential Rangers trade partners, and more.
Bill asks:
What will Atlanta do this offseason with shortstop, pitching, catch, and outfield needs?
I don’t think the Braves will do anything significant in catching; they may be content to use Chadwick Trump like Sean Murphy‘s backup and see how Drake Baldwin comes once. If they wanted to reduce Murphy’s playing time, they would have kept him Travis d’Arnaud.
In terms of starting pitchers, the Braves have been linked with Walker Buehler, Nick Pivettaagain Nathan Eovaldi until now. We will know on Friday if they tender the contract Griffin Canning. I don’t like Pivetta’s fit, as he turned down a suitable offer.
12 days ago, Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution unearthed some of these names and speculated Jordan Montgomery, Jack Flaherty, Kevin Gausmanagain Shane Bieber. I consider Kikuchi another viable free agent option, as well Max Scherzer, Justin Verlanderand meeting no Charlie Morton. The Braves can make a play Garrett Crochetor try to trade for Fedde, Sonny Gray, Zack Littell, Jesus Luzardo, Luis Castilloor Jeffrey Springs. They could sign Jeff Hoffman as a start, given how well that strategy has worked Reynaldo Lopez.
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