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• Royals Move Bailey Falter To Bullpen
The Royals are going to be reinstating Michael Lorenzen from the 15-day injured list on Saturday, which will bump left-hander Bailey Falter to the bullpen. Manager Matt Quatraro relayed the news to Anne Rogers of MLB.com. It’s an unfortunate development for Falter, who has been having a good season overall. He logged 113 1/3 innings…...2025
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• AL Week 20 Strategy-August 09, 2025
In The Field 1B/OF Jac Caglianone (hamstring) is scheduled to start a rehab assignment next week. His recovery is on pace and going well. He was hitting .147 with 5 HR, 9 R, 10 RBI, and 1 SB in 41 GP. 1B/OF Luke Raley (back) started a rehab assignment with Triple-A Tacoma on Friday. Raley has had multiple stints on the IL this year. He is hitting .220 with 4 HR, 19 R, 18 RBI, and 2 SB. OF Jonny ...2025
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• The Royals are counting on their pitching development

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The pitchers the Royals acquired at the trade deadline all have potential that they haven’t quite tapped into yet. Can the Royals pitching coaches help them take the next step? The Kansas City Royals this season have received great performances from most of their starting pitchers. Cole Ragans may have struggled, but Seth Lugo and Micha...2025
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• The Royals keep nailing trade deadlines by channeling classic Moneyball

Kansas City Royals general manager J.J. Picollo before game 4 of the ALDS between the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals on October 10, 2024 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO. | Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images It’s the third productive deadline in a row The MLB trade deadline came and went yesterday, and it was a wild, wild day. The Kansas City Royals were...2025
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• Royals trade Freddy Fermin to Padres for pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek

Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images The Royals add some pitching depth The Royals have acquired pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek from the Padres for catcher Freddy Fermin, according to ESPN reporter Jeff Passan. Bergert was ranked the #7 prospect in the Padres farm system before the season and has had a fantastic rookie year. He has appeared in 11 games, seven of them starts, and...2025
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• Royals trade deadline mailbag

Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Why don't the Royals just build up around the existing stadium complex? What will the team do about the baserunning? These questions and more answered. Since early last season, I have lived by one mantra, stolen from The Empire Strikes Back. As Han Solo flies his ship into an asteroid field, C-3P0 begins exclaiming dramatically about the odds of ...2025
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• Royals trade Freddy Fermin to Padres for pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek
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• Royals may be looking to add to pitching staff

Photo by Zoe Davis/Getty Images The Royals need to plug some holes in the rotation. The deadline to make trades is 5 p.m. CT, and the Royals may be active despite rather slim playoff odds. The offense seems like an obvious area to upgrade, but with the team having already acquired Adam Frazier and Randall Grichuk at low cost and the offense improving their run scoring lately, it may not be...2025
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• Royals designate Rich Hill for assignment

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Dick Mountain Era is over. The Royals announced they have designated pitcher Rich Hill for assignment and selected pitcher Thomas Hatch from Triple-A Omaha. Hill gave up four runs and six walks in four innings in a loss to the Braves Monday night. In two starts, he allowed five runs in nine innings with eight walks. The 45-year-old Hill was signed back in...2025
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• Kris Bubic to miss the remainder of the 2025 season

Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images The lefty injured his rotator cuff last week. Royals left-hander Kris Bubic will miss the rest of the 2025 season after suffering an injury to his rotator cuff, according to MLB.com reporter Anne Rogers. The 27-year-old left-hander had a breakout season this year, earning his first All-Star appearance. He was fifth in the American League with a 2.55 ERA, an...2025
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• Kris Bubic heads to the IL

Denny Medley-Imagn Images A left rotator cuff strain makes it likely he won't pitch again this season. Two starts ago, Kris Bubic's velocity was down a bit which was cause for concern among some. The Royals indicated he had been feeling under the weather, and he ultimately pitched five shutout innings while seeming in good spirits. Last night against Cleveland, however, he struggled mighti...2025
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• Royals to call up Rich Hill

Rich Hill, pitching for the Omaha Storm Chasers | Minda Haas Kuhlmann The 45-year-old would become the oldest player in club history The Royals will call up 45-year-old left-hander Rich Hill, according to Fansided reporter Robert Murray. He will likely make the Tuesday start against the Cubs, which is currently listed as “TBA” by the Royals. Hill was signed to a minor league deal by the R...2025
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• The curious case of Michael Lorenzen

Michael Lorenzen is having a good time | Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images The Royals have seen three different versions of their number five starter in 2025 When the Royals signed Michael Lorenzen during the offseason, there wasn’t nearly as much celebrating in Kansas City as there was when they signed Seth Lugo, Michael Wacha, or Michael Wacha the second time. But there were some quiet nods of a...2025
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• Analyzing the Royals’ second half schedule

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Can the Royals win 15 of their next 20? The Royals come out of the All-Star break in a bit of an awkward position. It is hard to go all in when your team is 3 games under .500 after 97 are in the books. It is also hard to immediately start selling and looking to next season when you are only 4.5 games out of the wild card. Granted, ther...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for March 20, 2025

Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images One week until Opening Day. Daniel Lynch IV’s last Spring Training outing could hint at his role this season: Lynch will get a few appearances out of the bullpen this week as the Cactus League schedule wraps up, with an inning Wednesday and two scheduled on Friday, while Kris Bubic remains in the rotation and is scheduled for his sixth spring game (fifth st...2025
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"Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals have re-signed right-handed pitcher Michael Lorenzen to a one-year, $7 million deal, according to ESPN reporter Jeff Passan."

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"Michael Lorenzen: Tigers Detroit got a decent four months out of him and a good return in trade."

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"ended up with him on third base after a pickoff attempt from Michael Lorenzen went awry."

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"6:17pm: The Tigers are in agreement with free agent starter Michael Lorenzen on a free agent deal, reports Robert Murray of FanSided (Twitter link)."

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"For seven seasons with the Reds, right-hander Michael Lorenzen was utilized in rather unique fashion."

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"Last year, Michael Lorenzen did something only Babe Ruth had done."

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"Reds right-hander Michael Lorenzen is working out extensively as an outfielder this offseason in hopes of finding his way into an expanded, hybrid role in 2019, writes Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer."

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"Additionally, the Reds placed left-hander Brandon Finnegan and righties David Hernandez, Michael Lorenzen and Kevin Shackelford on the 10-day disabled list."

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"In the bottom of the eighth, Ian Happ's three-run home run off of reliever Michael Lorenzen propelled the Cubs to a 5-4 comeback win over the Reds at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon."

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"Reds starter Michael Lorenzen, who is vying for one of the three open rotation spots, pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts as he dispatched San Francisco's hitters in brisk fashion."

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"Cincinnati Reds pitcher Michael Lorenzen, 23, after two full years in the minors, made his MLB debut Wednesday night against the Milwaukee Brewers."

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"Tony Cingrani is already up, while Robert Stephenson, Michael Lorenzen and Ben Lively are all knocking on the door of permanent big league spots."

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• Royals trade Freddy Fermin to Padres for pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek
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• Which Royals pitcher has the best individual offering?

Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images With one of the best pitching staffs in baseball, who has the best individual offering Over the last few years, the Royals' new management has proven that they have one of the best pitching development staffs in baseball. Brian Sweeney, Paul Gibson, and other pitching coaches have had immense success adding new pitches to a player’s arsenal while also i...2025
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• Kris Bubic to miss the remainder of the 2025 season
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• Better know a draft prospect: Patrick Forbes

Saul Young/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK Former top prep prospect could yield high reward for the Royals on the mound Of all the 2025 MLB draft prospects, one of the hardest prospects to get a good feel for has been Patrick Forbes, a pitcher out of Louisville. Coming out of high school, Forbes was looked at as one of the top prep prospects in the 2022 draft, but as a power bat who coul...2025
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• Royals Reacts Results - Sell sell sell

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Readers want the team to sell. Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year, we ask questions of the most plugged-in Kansas City Royals fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. Things have been going steadily downhill for the Royals for over a mon...2025
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The halfway point

Photo by William Purnell/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Royals are 38-43, what do we make of the first half of games? We are officially at the midpoint of the season, with the Royals sitting at 38-43. They’ve lost 15 of 22 this month, including nine games in a row at home. We gathered our writers together to discuss what was wrong with the club and what they might do going forward. T...2025
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• The final 18 games before the All-Star Break is monumental for the Royals

Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The Boys in Blue need to bank some wins Things have been really rough for the Royals since the end of May. They haven’t won a home game in the month of June yet, and they haven’t gotten on a nice winning streak in a while. After dropping the series opener to the Rays last night 5-1, the Royals have 18 games left before the All-Star Br...2025
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• Revisiting preseason Royals trade ideas as the trade season approaches

Cedric Mullins #31 of the Baltimore Orioles runs the bases after hitting a home run | Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Maybe one of these deals makes more sense now I know it seems obvious in hindsight, but the Royals badly needed some extra offense coming in to this season. Oh, wait. We knew that even before the season started? And I wrote a whole piece suggesting potential trades? Wel...2025
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• Royals vs Padres Game 76 Gamethread

Jac Caglianone’s bat has woken up. | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images Some late-night, west coast baseball action. The 37-38 Royals bats have woken up. The Royals scored 6, 6, and 4 runs in their sweep of the Texas Rangers, but most importantly they started hitting home runs. Jac Caglianone finally got on the board with two home runs himself, including one on a pitch that was at neck level. The R...2025
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• Caglianone’s 4 hit day, clutch hitting lifts Royals to 7-5 victory over White Sox

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images A much-needed win to wrap up the road trip The Royals were in desperate need of a win to avoid being swept by the White Sox, and after Michael Lorenzen gave up a 2-run homer in the first inning, things weren’t looking great. But a Vinnie Pasquantino single and a two-run blast from Salvador Perez in the fourth tied the game at 2. The Captain ties it up! pic.twi...2025
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• Game 63; Royals at Cardinals

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Game two of the double header, this one is for the series The Royals took a devastating loss in St Louis in their first game of the doubleheader that came at the hands of Wilson Contreras, who hit a walk-off single against Carlos Estevez in the bottom of the tenth. Now with the season series at 2-3, the Royals will look to knot things up with their I-7...2025
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• Lorenzen lashed late, lineup lumped LOB in 4-3 loss

Photo by Leslie Plaza Johnson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The offense went 2-10 with RISP and stranded nine runners. The Kansas City Royals held a lead for most of tonight’s game against the Houston Astros before surrendering a couple late runs to fall 4-3 at Daikin Park. Kansas City had a chance to give Colton Gordon a “welcome to the show” moment in the first inning of his major lea...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 18, 2025

I dunno: what kind of image should I use at this point? | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images The offense is not ideal At The Star, Jaylon Thompson talked to various members of the organization about Lucas Erceg’s fireman role: The Royals dove deeply into Erceg’s analytics before acquiring him. They researched his trends and then decided the best approach for deploying him, if they were to get hi...2025
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• Royals Rumblings - News for April 9, 2025

William Purnell-Imagn Images The Kansas City Royals are cooking in Kauffman. MLB.com’s Anne Rogers catches up with Kansas City Royals starter Michael Lorenzen after crossing the coveted ten-year mark in MLB service time and picking up the win on Monday. Lorenzen allowed just one run on five hits, struck out three and didn’t walk a batter in his second start of the season, all en route to h...2025
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• Brewers suffer another big defeat in home opener

Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio | Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images The 12-3 Yankee victory secured a series sweep Box Score The Brewers had to scratch in another defeat in the loss column after a brutal 11-1 loss in their home opener. After a difficult start to the season in New York, many of the same patterns emerged. They fell into an early deficit and the offense couldn’t compensate....2025
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• Royals Review Roundtable: The 2025 season

Bobby Witt Jr. #7 of the Kansas City Royals walks to the on-deck circle | Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Time to figure out which of the RR writers has the juice! Last year, the Royals went to the playoffs for the first time in almost a decade. This year, they have an opportunity to advance past the Division Round for the first time in a decade. The offseason wasn’t nearly as busy...2025
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• Get Happ-y: HR powers Cubs to comeback win
In a game that had no bearing on their postseason situation, the Cubs still showed flair for the dramatic in the late innings. In the bottom of the eighth, Ian Happ's three-run home run off of reliever Michael Lorenzen propelled the Cubs to a 5-4 comeback win over the Reds at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon....2017
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• Bumgarner solid, Adrianza drives in 2 vs. Reds
Giants ace Madison Bumgarner's 2016 spring debut began in similar fashion to his one in 2015. Bumgarner gave up a first-inning home run, but was otherwise smooth before the Reds were handed a 4-3 loss. Reds starter Michael Lorenzen, who is vying for one of the three open rotation spots, pitched two perfect innings with two strikeouts as he dispatched San Francisco's hitters in brisk fashion....2016
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• Matt Olson reaches 50 homers on the season but Braves lose 7-5 to Phillies

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Andruw Jones now has company in the Braves single-season 50 homer club, as Matt Olson homered twice to reach the milestone number. Matt Olson got two steps closer to breaking Andruw Jones’ franchise record for homers in a single season after he smacked both his 49th and 50th home runs of the season in tonight's game. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough to help ...2023
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• Braves back to basics in 9-3 win led by Spencer Strider and Ronald Acuna

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves cruised to a victory, returning to winning ways. Spencer Strider dominated and struck out 11 Phillies, while Ronald Acuna hit two homers and stole another base in a monster game. After a rough stretch of games, the Braves turned to Spencer Strider to hold the Phillies’ offense down and give their powerful offense a chance ...2023
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• The Daily Belli watch: 17 days to the Cubs Spring Training opener

Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images We have all been here before. Today’s song selection: Or perhaps you’d like your déjà vu this way: The rest of this article is going to look very familiar. Déjà vu, if you like. This is a repeat from last Wednesday, because as of this morning, 15 of MLB Trade Rumors’ Top 50 Free Agents remain unsigned, just as they were last week. Here’s my best gues...2024
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• Phils' Lorenzen no-hits Nats for MLB's 4th of 2023

Michael Lorenzen, a trade-deadline acquisition by Philadelphia, threw MLB's fourth no-hitter of the season....2023
• Royals move to first place with win over Guardians

David Richard-USA TODAY Sports Get off the tracks! Despite a lengthy rain delay in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Royals didn’t lose steam in a 6-1 win over the Guardians. The win not only puts them in first place, but clinches the season series against Cleveland. Things got off to a quick start for Kansas City. Following a scoreless first, Paul DeJong woke up the offense with a two...2024
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• Salvy grand slam lifts Royals to 9-4 win to sweep doubleheader

David Richard-USA TODAY Sports The Royals are just one game out of first place. Salvador Perez smashed two home runs, including a grand slam to carry the Royals to a 9-4 win over the Guardians to sweep Monday’s doubleheader. Perez finished with six RBI on the game, and went 5-for-7 in the doubleheader. The Royals had some sloppy play early on. With two on against Alec Marsh, Jose Ramirez ...2024
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• Royals salvage series by beating Marlins 7-4

Photo by Jared Lennon/Getty Images A good day all around, until the bottom of the 9th. But we survived! Exhales The Royals were in desperate need of a win, and Janson Junk had not allowed a hit in the first 3 1⁄3 innings pitched. Outside of Jonathan India being hit by an 0-2 fastball to lead off the game, the Royals had nothing. But Bobby Witt Jr. lined his MLB leading 33rd double into th...2025
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• Royals Opening Day roster prediction one week into Spring Training

John Rave #96 of the Kansas City Royals cannot catch a ball hit by Josh Smith #47 of the Texas Rangers in the seventh inning at Globe Life Field on March 27, 2023 | Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images No trade = blander projection Can you believe the Royals have already played more than a week of Spring Training? Regular season baseball will be on us in less than a month, and while many rost...2025
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• This year’s Royals are better on paper but will that translate to more wins?

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The Royals look better on paper, but they might not win as many games as the 2024 version. The roster that the Royals having heading into the 2025 regular season is just better than what they started with last season. That does not mean they will win more games than the 2024 Royals, but I do like that this front office seems to improve the roster yearly. Let’...2025
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• Astros series preview: A fading dynasty?

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Astros are still very good - but for how much longer? The Astros have had a mini-dynasty lately. They have reached the American League Championship Series in each of the last seven years, winning four pennants and two championships. Notwithstanding their sign-stealing scandal, they have been a franchise to emulate with a record of success any other organiz...2024
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• White Sox Showing Interest In Michael Lorenzen
The White Sox have interest in free agent starter Michael Lorenzen, reports Ken Rosenthal of the Athletic. The right-hander is arguably the third-best pitcher still on the open market behind Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery. Chicago’s link to Lorenzen comes at a time when trade speculation around staff ace Dylan Cease has been rekindled. USA Today’s Bob Nightengale reported…...2024
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• A look at this year’s starting pitching free agent class

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Who wants some arms? The Royals will seek to improve on this year’s last place disaster, and the area they will most look to address is the pitching. The Royals got a 5.12 ERA from their starting pitchers, fourth-worst in baseball with the third-worst strikeout rate. General Manager J.J. Picollo has stated that he expects next year’s rotation to feature Cole...2023
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• A Cubs fan’s guide to the Division Series

Jason Heyward reacts after hitting a single against the Giants. | John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports Who are you cheering for as playoff baseball continues? Four Wild Card Series and four sweeps later the bracket is set for four best of five Division Series. One division winner, the Milwaukee Brewers, has already been eliminated, the other five remain. These series have everything, including lots...2023
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• Should the Atlanta Braves target this bullpen arm?
Should the Braves make a move for this bullpen arm? | Lucas Peltier-USA TODAY Sports The Braves bullpen has been elite, but could they target a solid arm to upgrade? The All-Star week festivities have begun, which means that trade deadline season is quickly approaching us. The Atlanta Braves are in the fortunate position to where they do not really have any “needs”. However, teams could al...2023
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