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Braves Rumors: Dylan Dodd’s last chance, Kyle Wright pessimism, Giants trade target who’s not Joc

By Cody Williams

ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 06: Dylan Dodd #46 of the Atlanta Braves before the game against the San Diego Padres in the Braves season home opener at Truist Park on April 6, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Matthew Grimes/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 06: Dylan Dodd #46 of the Atlanta Braves before the game against the San Diego Padres in the Braves season home opener at Truist Park on April 6, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Matthew Grimes/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images) /
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Braves Rumors: Kyle Wright injury might be worse than we thought

One of the reasons the Dylan Dodd and Michael Soroka discussions are so relevant to the Braves right now is because of the injuries to the staff’s ace, Max Fried, and a 20-game winner from last season, Kyle Wright.

Fried seems to be making positive progress lately in his plight to get back into the rotation, ramping up his work and seemingly being on track to return sometime either in late June or early July. Wright, however, has not seen much progress. And the tone around talking about his injury is starting to take a more pessimistic turn.

Braves insider David O’Brien of The Athletic (subscription required) recently participated in an NL East roundtable. When talking about the biggest concern for Atlanta, he mentioned the pitching injuries. More importantly, though, he specifically noted that there is “no guarantee” that Wright is back on the mound in the 2023 season and saying that only Fried is close to starting to throw again.

Considering that Atlanta is 30-19 and still comfortably atop the NL East, it’s safe to say that they’ve made it work with the team’s pitching in spite of these injuries. Having said that, the fact of the matter is that they’d love to have the full staff. But it’s starting to sound like Wright might not be in play.

Depending on what happens with Dodd, Soroka, and even Jared Shuster, who has started to flash more stability in his recent starts for Atlanta, if Wright remains out, that could press the issue at the trade deadline for the Braves to target a starter in addition to trying to add bullpen help.

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