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Atlanta Braves: Is it Worth Making a Big Trade for 2020 Season?

By Jake Mastroianni

ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 03: A general view of the inside of Truist Park as the New York Mets take on the Atlanta Braves in the fourth inning of an MLB game at Truist Park on August 3, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 03: A general view of the inside of Truist Park as the New York Mets take on the Atlanta Braves in the fourth inning of an MLB game at Truist Park on August 3, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /
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The trade deadline for the 2020 season is quickly approaching and we look to see if it’s worth the Atlanta Braves making a blockbuster deal.

Certainly, the Atlanta Braves will not be able to replace Mike Soroka in the starting rotation this season no matter who might be available in a trade, but you have to figure Alex Anthopoulos is making a ton of calls right now.

Even though we’re not even a month into the 2020 season, the trade deadline is just a few weeks away.

With the postseason being expanded to 16 teams this year and with the uncertainty of whether or not this season will even be completed, you have to wonder just how much activity there will be around the trade deadline this year.

Normally the weeks leading up to the trade deadline bring a flurry of news and activity, but I highly doubt we see that in this weird season.

The Braves have some needs they would like to fill, specifically in the starting rotation, but should they give up a prospect that could help this team in the future to try and win in 2020?

That’s probably the question AA is asking himself right now.

We’ve already had two teams suffer COVID-19 outbreaks that have put this season in jeopardy. How many more will it take before they have to shut the whole thing down?

And even if the season does get completed, in my mind this season will always come with an asterisk because of the uneven schedule, expanded postseason, opt-outs, and virus outbreaks.

This 2020 season is more about giving fans the opportunity to watch sports during quarantine and giving us something to be excited about in such a dark time — while for the players and owners it’s a way to make some money and make sure this year isn’t a complete loss.

Even if the Braves go on to win the World Series in 2020 it will always come with an asterisk. Other fan bases will say it’s not a true World Series — and that’s fair.

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So I ask again, is it worth giving up part of your future to try and win a World Series in 2020? I would say not. We’ll see what AA and the Braves think over the next several weeks.

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