Further strengthening their attempt to do more than win a second straight National League East title, the Braves significantly improved their bullpen by acquiring Shane Greene and Mark Melancon before Wednesday afternoon’s Trade Deadline.
Greene was acquired from the Tigers in exchange for two Minor Leaguers -- left-handed pitcher Joey Wentz (Braves' No. 7 prospect per MLB Pipeline) and outfielder Travis Demeritte. The need to include Wentz was necessitated when the Dodgers and Nationals made a late push for Detroit’s closer. Atlanta had initially hoped to get this deal done at the cost of Demeritte and Minor League catcher Alex Jackson.
Melancon was acquired from the Giants in exchange for right-handed reliever Dan Winkler and right-handed prospect Tristan Beck (Braves’ No. 17 prospect).Spoiler:
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The Tigers called up Demeritte today. Good for him! He just wasn't going to get a chance anytime soon in the Atlanta outfield.
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Nemesis21 wrote:The Tigers called up Demeritte today. Good for him! He just wasn't going to get a chance anytime soon in the Atlanta outfield.
Congrats to him. Yeah, he was blocked at 24 years old, and next year - he might have fallen behind Trey Harris as the next guy up. The Braves did right by Travis to let him go.
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Atlanta Braves
Acquired RHP Shane Greene, RHP Mark Melancon, RHP Chris Martin, C John Ryan Murphy
From Wednesday night: The Braves had one glaring weakness heading into the trade deadline, and that was their bullpen. GM Alex Anthopoulos went wheeling and dealing, and when it was all said and done, he acquired three significant relievers. We knew he wouldn’t trade Ian Anderson, Cristian Pache or Drew Waters, but it’s incredible that he didn’t have to even part with Kyle Wright, Touki Toussaint, Sean Newcomb or Bryse Wilson.
The Braves’ early work of landing left-handed free-agent starter Dallas Keuchel was a huge acquisition, taking the pressure off them at the deadline to add another starter. The Braves certainly improved their chances of winning this division.
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