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Atlanta Braves: 5 players most likely to be traded this offseason

By Jake Mastroianni

MIAMI, FL - AUGUST 11: Ender Inciarte #11 of the Atlanta Braves points to the crowd after hitting a home run in the fourth inning against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on August 11, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - AUGUST 11: Ender Inciarte #11 of the Atlanta Braves points to the crowd after hitting a home run in the fourth inning against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on August 11, 2019 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eric Espada/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – JULY 18: Touki  Toussaint #62 looks on from the dugout with Kyle Wright #30 of the Atlanta Braves in the fourth inning during the game against the Washington Nationals at SunTrust Park on July 18, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – JULY 18: Touki  Toussaint #62 looks on from the dugout with Kyle Wright #30 of the Atlanta Braves in the fourth inning during the game against the Washington Nationals at SunTrust Park on July 18, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) /

5. Touki  Toussaint

This one is a bit of a wild card, but one that certainly seems possible if only because it could be time for a change of scenery for Touki Toussaint.

The Atlanta Braves got an absolute steal from the Arizona Diamondbacks (again) when they traded for Toussaint and the contract of Bronson Arroyo for Philip Gosselin.

Gosselin spent the 2019 season with the Philadelphia Phillies and hit a solid .262 in 65 at-bats, but there is no doubt the Braves won that trade.

Toussaint, at times, has looked like a future middle of the rotation arm or a dominant Josh Hader-type reliever.

In 2018 he posted a 2.38 ERA between Double-A and Triple-A and pitched pretty good for the Atlanta Braves with 4.03 ERA in 29 innings with 32 strikeouts.

But he took a big step back in 2019 struggling both with the Braves (5.62 ERA) and in Triple-A (7.49).

His strikeout numbers were still really good with a K/9 of 9.7 in Atlanta and 10 in Gwinnett, but the hits and walks were way too high as he had a WHIP of 1.680 in Atlanta and 1.992 in Gwinnett.

Touki is still just 23 and could have a very bright future in the big leagues, but it might be best for him to get that shot elsewhere.

Now, it doesn’t make any sense for the Atlanta Braves to dump a very promising prospect unless they’re getting something valuable in return.

But if AA does look to move a pitching prospect this winter, I certainly expect he’ll try to move Touki.

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