Atlanta Braves: 3 Prospects Likely to be Traded at Deadline

Atlanta Braves – Touki Toussaint

When Touki Toussaint got pulled from the game by manager Brian Snitker in the middle of an-bat the other night I instantly felt like that might be the last time we see him pitch in a Braves uniform.

That’s not something you see Snitker do, and it just shows the level of frustration he has with Touki — and really all of his young pitchers — right now.

In 21.2 innings this year Touki has given up 19 earned runs on 20 hits and 13 walks with 28 strikeouts.

Over parts of three seasons with the Atlanta Braves he has an ERA of 5.65 in 92.1 innings with 105 strikeouts and a WHIP of 1.54.

After a disastrous 2019 season, we were hoping Touki could bounce back in 2020.

And at times he showed us what he’s capable of. But he’s never been able to put it together on a consistent basis.

Touki still has plenty of team control left and minor league options, so it’s possible the Braves continue to work with him.

But I get the feeling the Braves are ready to part ways, and it’s probably in the best interest of Touki for him to get a fresh start somewhere else.

As a fan, seeing him get pulled like that the other day and then the broadcast constantly showing him in the dugout was heartbreaking.

We root for these guys and want to see them succeed and feel for them when they don’t.

My hope for Touki is that he can get on a team where the expectations aren’t as high and he can go out there every fifth day and get better.

There will be plenty of teams out there who think they can unlock Touki and get him going.