The Atlanta Braves have made their share of stellar trades over the years. From recent memory to over the last few decades ... Nieves and Elliott combined for 139 games played for the Padres.
While the Atlanta Braves normally have solid to great lineups installed for most games, sometimes things have gone awry to say the least the last few years.
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The Atlanta Braves didn't make the deep run they wanted ... that was proven by the fact it was able to win as many games as it did last year even without stars like Spencer Strider and Ronald ...