House That Hank Built
Fansided

4 non-tendered players who could be of interest to the Atlanta Braves

By James Kunkle

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - SEPTEMBER 16: Travis Shaw #21 of the Milwaukee Brewers rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the fifth inning against the San Diego Padres at Miller Park on September 16, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - SEPTEMBER 16: Travis Shaw #21 of the Milwaukee Brewers rounds the bases after hitting a home run in the fifth inning against the San Diego Padres at Miller Park on September 16, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
3 of 5
Next
SAN DIEGO, CA – SEPTEMBER 30: Steven Souza Jr. #28 of the Arizona Diamondbacks hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park on September 30, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA – SEPTEMBER 30: Steven Souza Jr. #28 of the Arizona Diamondbacks hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at PETCO Park on September 30, 2018 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) /

Steven Souza

Steven Souza has fallen on hard times since he was a productive member of the Tampa Bay Rays a few short seasons ago.

In fact, it was only a couple of seasons ago I was hoping the Atlanta Braves would trade for Souza and let him be the everyday right fielder.

Luckily for us, that didn’t happen, but it doesn’t mean he still couldn’t find a way to help us now.

First things first with Souza is he has to stay healthy. He has only managed to appear in 72 games over the last two seasons and all 72 of them were in 2018.

However, in 2017 Souza mashed well. He topped 30 home runs on the season, but his average was only .239, which is actually higher than his career average of .233.

Here’s the good thing about this though. I would suspect that Souza is going to have to accept a deal with an MLB team with an invite to spring training.

That, in turn, would give the Braves — or whatever other team that would sign him — an extended look at him and see what he can provide.

If it doesn’t work out for him or the club at that point, then you send him on his way and count your small losses.

After all, I think we would all agree the Braves need to have a fourth good outfielder.

Home/Braves News