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Atlanta Braves Possible Trade Targets For 2019

By Kit Anderson

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 26: Jacob deGrom #48 of the New York Mets heads back to the dugout after he struck out Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves in the eighth inning on September 26,2018 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 26: Jacob deGrom #48 of the New York Mets heads back to the dugout after he struck out Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves in the eighth inning on September 26,2018 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 03: Khris Davis #2 of the Oakland Athletics celebrates after scoring a two run home run against the New York Yankees during the eighth inning in the American League Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium on October 03, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – OCTOBER 03: Khris Davis #2 of the Oakland Athletics celebrates after scoring a two run home run against the New York Yankees during the eighth inning in the American League Wild Card Game at Yankee Stadium on October 03, 2018 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

3. Bring Power to the Atlanta Lineup with Khris Davis

The Oakland Athletics are ever changing and rebuilding. Plugging in new starters and trading those who become too expensive to keep. Khris Davis could potentially fit that description after a great season for the surprise Wildcard team.

For Atlanta, this move makes sense only if they are planning to move on from veteran Nick Markakis. Markakis was a glue guy in Atlanta who led by example.

But at his age, there is plenty of reason to be concerned how much longer Atlanta could count on his production.

Davis is a career .248 hitter who isn’t going to put the ball in play as consistently as the rest of the Atlanta lineup. Still, he is coming off of three 40+ home run seasons and would fill a power deficiency in Atlanta.

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Overall Atlanta has many options as they continue to build a deep roster around their young core. Be sure and comment who you believe the Braves should target this off-season.

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