Braves: 4 more moves to complete a great offseason

Starling Marte

I’m going to keep beating this drum until I can’t anymore, but I really want the Braves to get a big bat in the corner outfield this offseason.

And the name that I’ve been all over this offseason is Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Starling Marte.

There could be a better option out there (not named Mookie Betts), but I honestly haven’t looked into it enough.

There aren’t any free agent outfielders that intrigue me, so if they are going to pick up an outfielder it will likely be in a trade, and I’m just not sure what all outfielders are available at this point.

Marte is definitely someone who should be available as the Pirates look to rebuild with their new front office.

The 31-year-old outfielder is under team control for two more seasons making $11.5 million in 2020 and he has a $12.5 million team option in 2021.

He could be another huge bat in the lineup and he was a Gold Glove defender when he played left field in 2015 and 2016, which is where he would play with the Braves.

To make this happen the Braves will probably have to trade Ender to free up some money.

My ideal outfield going into 2020 would be Marte in left, Pache in center, and Acuna in right.

We’re not going to get in what it might cost to get Marte (I’ll get into that later in a mock trade article), but I’m not thinking it would take a ton to land him.