Will the Braves Try to TRADE Austin Riley At The Deadline? Braves Mailbag | Atlanta Braves Podcast
Lindsay Crosby answers Braves mailbag questions, focusing on Austin Riley’s struggles, why a trade is unlikely now, and how Atlanta can mitigate his lineup impact with Mauricio Dubón while giving Riley a healthy offseason. He evaluates prospect trade value and ceilings for J.R. Ritchie, Owen Murphy, and A.J. Smith-Shawver, and highlights high-upside prep arms like Jensen Hirschkorn and Caden McCarthy as possible future top prospects. Rapid-fire topics include velocity vs movement, why pitching injuries are widespread, hitting philosophy differences between Tim Hyers and Kevin Seitzer…
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