{"id":63195,"date":"2025-06-22T10:13:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-22T10:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=63195"},"modified":"2025-06-22T10:13:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-22T10:13:35","slug":"3-trade-targets-braves-need-to-consider-if-chris-sale-misses-significant-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=63195","title":{"rendered":"3 trade targets Braves need to consider if Chris Sale misses significant time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\">Atlanta Braves fans were shellshocked to hear about Chris Sale landing on the 15-day IL with a fractured ribcage on Saturday. It hasn&#8217;t been confirmed what caused it but it most likely occurred when Sale laid out for a groundball during the ninth inning of his start against the Mets.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">That was not the news anyone expected just when the team started to get things on track. This leaves a massive hole at the top of Atlanta&#8217;s rotation. The Braves were already going to be busy trying to improve at the trade deadline. However, the rotation wasn&#8217;t really a huge priority&#8230; until now.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">There&#8217;s no timetable for Sale&#8217;s return, but a broken rib cage is going to take some time. The team will want to be careful with him and only return him when he&#8217;s fully healthy. Alex Anthopoulos will need to at least consider some trade candidates to replace him in the event of a lengthy absence.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\">3 trade targets Braves need to consider in the wake of Chris Sale&#8217;s injury<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-4\">Charlie Morton<\/h3>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">Okay, okay&#8230;we know what you are thinking and your skepticism is valid. Morton has not had the best season, but he&#8217;s pitched better lately. While he isn&#8217;t as effective as he once was, he is an obvious trade candidate. The Braves are familiar with him, he fits well in the clubhouse, and he is a veteran arm.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">He has a 5.64 ERA over 67 innings with 32 walks and 74 strikeouts. However, over his last seven games, Morton is 4-0 with a 2.43 ERA, 10 BB, and 44 K. This success could fade and it would be a risky trade. However, it would likely be an easily affordable trade option.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote><p>\u2014 Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) June 20, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-8\">Tyler Anderson<\/h3>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">Anderson hasn&#8217;t had a great time in June thus far with a 9.00 ERA in the month. However, the lefty had success in his first 11 starts with a 3.39 ERA, 31 walks, and 65 strikeouts. The main problem here is that the Angels aren&#8217;t far from a Wild Card spot.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\">They may not want to part with Anderson unless things change soon. He is not the same caliber as Sale but having a lefty in the rotation would be valuable. And it doesn&#8217;t hurt that AA has a good relationship with Angels GM Perry Minasian.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-11\">Andrew Heaney<\/h3>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\">Heaney surprised everyone with an electric start to the season but he&#8217;s cooled off recently. However, the lefty is still sporting a 3-5 record with a 3.33 ERA over 82.1 innings. He&#8217;s not going to blow anyone&#8217;s doors off but he would be a dependable arm at a relatively low cost (he is owed $5.25 million this season) with postseason experience.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Andrew Heaney tonight:<\/p>\n<p>6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 7 SO<br \/>\n76 pitches, 54 strikes, 12 whiffs<\/p>\n<p>He has a 3.33 ERA this season pic.twitter.com\/Tk4CmnOhpl<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Platinum Ke\u2019Bryan (@PlatinumKey13) June 13, 2025<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-14\">More Braves News from House That Hank Built<\/h3>\n<figure><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Sale&#8217;s injury caught everyone off guard and the Braves front office may need to consider one of these three pitchers to replace him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":63196,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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