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Evolution of the Atlanta Braves rebuild part one: 2015

By James Kunkle

ATLANTA: The Atlanta Braves changed addresses, maybe they left the prospect list in the old office.(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA: The Atlanta Braves changed addresses, maybe they left the prospect list in the old office.(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
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2015 — The rebuild begins

The 2015 Atlanta Braves roster is most likely the worst roster for the Braves over the last 30 years. Just take a look at some of these names if you want to see for yourself.

It’s easy to see why the Braves finished the 2015 season with a terrible record of 67-95.

However, the hot stove that transpired before the 2015 season was probably one of the most important in franchise history.

The first trade that signaled that direction the Atlanta Braves were going was the trade in November of 2014 that sent Jason Heyward and Jordan Walden to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Shelby Miller and Tyrell Jenkins.

Obviously, Miller didn’t move the needle much in his short tenure with the Braves, but as we all know, his name will pop up again soon and this very well may have been the most important deal in the entire rebuild.

Then the Atlanta Braves made a curious signing in early December for a player that some would curiously ask…why are we still employing.

Nick Markakis, of course, is who we are talking about.

Don’t get me wrong, Markakis has actually performed better than I ever thought he would, but he was supposed to be a veteran leader who guided the kids through the rebuild.

He filled that job wonderfully, yet here he still is after the rebuild. Perhaps, the Braves are trying to let him go out as a winner as a thank you?

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