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<\/p>\nThere have been some impressive names who’ve come through the Atlanta Braves organization and left for “greener” pastures.<\/p>\n
No matter how successful a Braves player’s career has been from its genesis, there comes a time when the organization has to make tough decisions to move on from players – or the players decide they want a change of scenery, no matter what Atlanta has to offer.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately, Braves fans know this all too well over the last few seasons, as they’ve lost fan-favorite players from the ranks.<\/p>\n
There have also been a few departing players who the team was 100% right to move on from. It shows you never know what will happen each season.<\/p>\n
Let’s check out three former Braves the team wishes they’d held on to, and two they were right to move on from.<\/p>\n
3 former Braves making Atlanta regret letting them go<\/h2>\nMax Fried<\/h3>\n
This one is the most painful and obvious choice among players the Braves wish they’d held on to.<\/p>\n
Fried was an important staple in Atlanta’s rotation for eight years, and he’s showing everyone why he was worth the eight-year, $218 million investment from the Yankees (there’s still a long way to go, but he’s off to a ridiculous start).<\/p>\n
Fried leads Major League Baseball in wins (7), ERA (1.29), games started (11), and ERA+ (306). He has allowed just 10 earned runs over 70 innings with 16 walks and 67 strikeouts. His walk and ground ball rates are absolutely impressive at 5.8% and 53.2%. It could be an historic season for Atlanta’s former southpaw.<\/p>\n