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Atlanta Braves Five Terrible Deals Braves Fans Can’t Forget

By Kit Anderson

ATLANTA, GA - MAY 23: Justin Morneau #33 of the Colorado Rockies slides in to second base for an 8th inning double against Dan Uggla #26 of the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on May 23, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - MAY 23: Justin Morneau #33 of the Colorado Rockies slides in to second base for an 8th inning double against Dan Uggla #26 of the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on May 23, 2014 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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ANAHEIM, CA – MAY 15: Andrelton Simmons #2 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim reacts to turning a double play during the second inning of a game against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium on May 15, 2018, in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA – MAY 15: Andrelton Simmons #2 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim reacts to turning a double play during the second inning of a game against the Houston Astros at Angel Stadium on May 15, 2018, in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /

4. Apparently, a world exists where you trade the best defender I have seen on a baseball field 

Watching Andrelton Simmons play for the Atlanta Braves was one of the best things I have been able to watch happen in sports. This isn’t just a hot take or fun hyperbole and for the Braves fans who watched Simmons, they know this.

Simmons was a wizard with his glove and serviceable at the plate. He is certainly better than any shortstop the Braves have trotted out since he left.

Nearly three years have passed since this deal was done and I am still not over it. The Braves traded Andrelton Simmons to the Angels in exchange for three different pieces.

Sean Newcomb is the only player the Braves still have from the deal and he is starting to show the promise that could ease the pain of the trade. Still, in this hypothetical what-if world, I am creating for myself having Simmons at shortstop and Alex Wood back in the rotation would fix both of these holes.

Trades help during a rebuild but trading just for the sake of it seemed to happen at times with the Braves. This deal is yet to be fully determined but in my opinion, it is pretty obvious the Braves were fleeced out of one of the best defenders ever to step on the diamond.

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