1 perfect Braves trade target from each of the biggest potential sellers

Braves trade target from the Colorado Rockies: OF Randal Grichuk

Everyone expected the Colorado Rockies to be one of the more aggressive sellers at last year’s trade deadline but, shockingly, they chose to largely stand pat. Now sitting in the cellar of the NL West to start this season, though, there’s at least a chance that the club makes a concerted effort to try and replenish their farm system and trade off any assets that they can.

Frankly, I have an issue with pursuing Rockies pitchers on the trade market because it’s notoriously difficult to separate their numbers from playing Coors Field with what they would look like if they weren’t playing home games in Colorado — and yes, it goes deeper than just Home/Away splits.

So we’re back to looking at ways the Braves could potentially upgrade the lineup in the outfield, which lands us on former Blue Jay Randal Grichuk, who the Rockies acquired in a trade with Toronto prior to last season.

Grichuk started this season on the IL after undergoing offseason hernia surgery but, since returning to the lineup, he’s looked fantastic. In 12 games with Colorado this season, Grichuk is slashing .370/.442/.543 with a home run and five doubles after posting a solid year with a line of .259/.299/.425 last season.

Part of his success is tied to playing at Coors Field, to be sure. However, he’s still hitting .273 in the small sample size of away games this season. Given how bad Ozuna has been until his recent run and with the protection the Braves lineup could afford him, Grichuk could be a cheap, worthwhile option to upgrade the outfield depth.