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4 Atlanta Braves pitchers to (possibly) deal away at the deadline

By Josh Mathews

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 30: Bryse Wilson #66 of the Atlanta Braves looks on after giving up a two run home run to Maikel Franco #7 of the Philadelphia Phillies (not pictured) in the bottom of the fourth inning at Citizens Bank Park on March 30, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies defeated the Braves 8-6. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 30: Bryse Wilson #66 of the Atlanta Braves looks on after giving up a two run home run to Maikel Franco #7 of the Philadelphia Phillies (not pictured) in the bottom of the fourth inning at Citizens Bank Park on March 30, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Phillies defeated the Braves 8-6. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 3: Bryse Wilson #72 of the Atlanta Braves throws a ninth inning pitch against the Boston Red Sox at SunTrust Park on September 3, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 3: Bryse Wilson #72 of the Atlanta Braves throws a ninth inning pitch against the Boston Red Sox at SunTrust Park on September 3, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /

3.  Joey Wentz

Joey Wentz had a strong performance in Rome in 2017 and then in Florida in 2018 before he was shut down for the rest of the season in July. Over his 46 starts at both levels, he pitched to a 2.49 earned run average, striking out 205 batters.

Coming back to 2019, the difference between a good Joey Wentz and a struggling one has been the fact that he’s given up 11 home runs in his 15 starts. He had only given up seven home runs in his first three seasons on the farm prior, which spanned 54 starts.

My reason for the possible trade of Wentz isn’t the fact that he’s struggled with gopher balls in AA, that’s too short sighted. It’s because in order to bring in pieces that are going to help down the stretch and in the postseason, we are going to have to give up ‘ranked’ prospects. We simply cannot keep them all.

2.     Bryse Wilson

For the record, this is my least favorite arm to put on this list.

Realizing that I really want to keep Kyle Wright and Ian Anderson, and also Cristian Pache and Drew Waters, Bryse Wilson is one of the more highly regarded prospects left.

Let’s be clear, I love Wilson’s stuff.  A 95-97mph fastball and solid secondary offerings can get it done in the big leagues, but honestly, I’ve always thought of Wilson as more of a relief prospect. He’s bigger, a bit burly, and durable, and he throws hard. To me, that screams a back-of-the-bullpen type guy.

Wilson pitched well enough to win in the second game of the season against the Philadelphia Phillies back in March, but in his latest start against the Chicago Cubs, he ended up giving up six total runs (four earned) and really let the southsiders back in a game that looked to be in hand, as the Atlanta Braves led 6-1.

Still, Wilson, like Allard, has a very small sample size at the major league level. His six appearances don’t paint a clear picture. Especially when it started with a pretty darn good debut against the Pittsburgh Pirates with five scoreless innings where he struck out five and walked three, notching a win despite only one run of support.

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