{"id":56749,"date":"2025-05-22T08:45:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T08:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=56749"},"modified":"2025-05-22T08:45:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T08:45:54","slug":"braves-insider-slow-start-to-season-wont-stop-atlanta-from-adding-big-names-at-trade-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=56749","title":{"rendered":"Braves insider: Slow start to season won\u2019t stop Atlanta from adding \u2018big names\u2019 at trade deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=788,height=444,fit=crop,quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Spencer-Strider-26237064.jpg\" alt=\"Spencer Strider, Atlanta Braves\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>It\u2019s been an uphill climb for the Atlanta Braves this season. After starting 0-7, they are currently at .500 with a 24-24 record, but that won\u2019t stop them from adding at the trade deadline, according to a Braves insider.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the season, they knew they would be without ace\u00a0Spencer Strider\u00a0(internal brace surgery recovery) and former MVP\u00a0Ronald Acuna Jr.\u00a0(torn ACL recovery), but the hits kept coming.<\/p>\n<p>The Braves signed outfielder\u00a0Jurickson Profar\u00a0to a three-year, $42 million contract following an All-Star season with the\u00a0San Diego Padres\u00a0and expected him to fill Acuna\u2019s void until he returned. But after playing just four games, he was suspended 80 games after testing positive for a PED. He\u2019s eligible to return in late June but is prohibited from postseason play.<\/p>\n<p>They also potentially lost All-Star starter\u00a0Reynaldo Lopez\u00a0(right shoulder inflammation) and top reliever Joe Jimenez (left knee cartilage damage) for the season.<\/p>\n<p>Strider returned to the rotation on April 16, only to go back on the IL due to a right hamstring strain. He missed another month before being reinstated May 19.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their struggles, Braves reporter Grant McCauley for 92.9 The Game believes the franchise will be active at the trade deadline because they weren\u2019t able to accomplish their offseason goals.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIn no version of the script would I say, \u2018Well, the Braves looked at their pitching staff and thought they didn\u2019t need anything,&#8217;\u201d McCauley told the \u201cFoul Territory\u201d podcast. \u201cI think they would\u2019ve liked to have gotten another high-leverage reliever, which was only made worse when Joe Jimenez could be out for the year. And I think they would\u2019ve liked to have added somebody to fortify the rotation and really give them that standout group. 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