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Atlanta Braves: 5 prospects who could be traded

By Jake Mastroianni

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 26: Kyle Wrright #73 of the Atlanta Braves reacts after giving up a solo home run to Michael Conforto #30 of the New York Mets in the eighth inning on September 26,2018 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 26: Kyle Wrright #73 of the Atlanta Braves reacts after giving up a solo home run to Michael Conforto #30 of the New York Mets in the eighth inning on September 26,2018 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – APRIL 12: Kyle  Wright #30 of the Atlanta Braves delivers in the first inning of an MLB game against the New York Mets at SunTrust Park on April 12, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – APRIL 12: Kyle  Wright #30 of the Atlanta Braves delivers in the first inning of an MLB game against the New York Mets at SunTrust Park on April 12, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /

Kyle Wright

Coming out of the gates hot, this probably will not be a popular decision. And this is not an overreaction to his time in the big leagues, I’ve never been that high on Kyle Wright.

I’m a huge college baseball guy and Wright is someone I watched a lot. I honestly was not that excited when the Atlanta Braves drafted him fifth overall. He was very inconsistent in his last year in Vanderbilt, and that has continued into the big leagues.

The tools are all there for Wright. He has a fastball that sits in the mid-90s, a great curveball, a slider, and developing change-up.

His Minor League numbers suggest he will calm down at the Major League level eventually. He has a 1.22 WHIP in 159 Minor League innings compared to a 1.75 WHIP with the Atlanta Braves.

He also has a 3.3 BB/9 rate in the minors compared to 7.2 in the big leagues.

And that’s why I’m not ready to call Wright a bust. At any moment he could flip the switch and become the top of the rotation pitcher many think he can be.

But we have other pitchers who fit that bill that I trust more, and if I have to part with one, it would be Wright because I think he still has the most value in a trade.

The caveat to that is, I only trade Wright if we get a true ace in return that has at least two years of control left.

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