MLBTR Chat Transcript

In response to one of the questions brought up in the chat: What over riding reason would the Braves seek Travis Shaw if they have to give up near ready pitching? Shaw at this point certainly isn’t entrenched as a likely great contributor. I’ve seen several people think that Shaw might not be much more than a slightly stronger version of a left handed hitting Wil Middlebrooks.

If the Braves were just looking for a low tier left handed complement to Adonis Garcia then they would probably just go with Rio Ruiz who is already on their roster. While I’m not sold on Garcia I just don’t see the Braves spending resources on Shaw.