Atlanta Braves trade Evan Gattis to Houston Astros

Update: Deal Confirmed

MLB.com’s Mark Bowman confirmed the trade, with one notable addition–along with Evan Gattis, the Braves will be shipping James Hoyt to the Astros for the original three prospects named in Bowman’s tweet:

Bowman also outlines a few more details on his twitter account. Apparently the Braves had no calls from National League teams on Gattis, and were (rightfully) concerned about how long the big man could hold up in the outfield. As far as the players coming back, Bowman says that Foltynewicz will compete for a spot in the rotation but will likely start in Triple-A, while Rios is probably headed to Double-A.

We’ll have more analysis of the trade and its ramifications in the coming hours. Stay tuned.

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Original Story

John Hart continues his rebuild of the Atlanta Braves this offseason, with news (maybe?) breaking today that Evan Gattis has been traded to the Houston Astros for a trio of prospects:

However, MLB.com beat reporter Mark Bowman said that the deal still hasn’t been finalized:

Throughout the day, many fans were waiting for the trade to happen after Gondeee tweeted that a deal might be happening hours before DOB confirmed the trade:

Just a few moments ago, Joel Sherman with the New York Post had details on two of the players that would potentially be coming back to Atlanta for El Oso Blanco:

Foltynewicz and Ruiz were the No. 3 and 8 prospects in the Astros system before this trade according to Baseball America. Obviously we’ll need to learn the third prospect to analyze this deal in full, but this return seems like a good one for Atlanta–if it actually does end up happening.

We’ll be updating this story as the news breaks. In the meantime, follow us on twitter (@ATLBeatBlog, @BTRowland, @CarlosACollazo) for our thoughts on the ongoing situation.