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MLB Rumors: Braves' trade wishlist includes several star pitchers and outfield help

The Atlanta Braves' front office has been exceedingly busy to start the offseason. Alex Anthopoulos has freed up a lot of money, shipping Kyle Wright to the Kansas City Royals and trading several pieces to the Chicago White Sox for LHP Aaron Bummer.

Generally, the Braves are expected to target one or two quality starters to bolster the rotation around Spencer Strider, Max Fried, and Charlie Morton. The next order of business is to address left field concerns with Eddie Rosario and Kevin Pillar on their way out.

Jim Bowden of The Athletic dove deep on every team, and his trade wishlist for the Braves illuminates several potentially interesting targets for Anthopoulos to consider. Even if Atlanta misses out on free agents a la Aaron Nola, there is more than one way to add another ace to the mix.

• "Corbin Burnes, Shane Bieber, Tyler Glasnow, Anthony Santander, Max Kepler, Alex Verdugo"

The obvious standouts are the multiple All-Star pitchers — Milwaukee's Corbin Burnes, Tampa Bay's Tyler Glasnow, Cleveland's Shane Bieber. Each has been involved in trade rumors all offseason, with some dating all the way back to the 2023 trade deadline. Burnes and Cillian Murphy lookalike Glasnow hail from small-market teams with poor track records when it comes to paying stars. All three pitchers are on expiring contracts.

As far as the outfield is concerned, Alex Verdugo has been a popular name in the trade rumor mill. The Boston Red Sox are expected to tackle the offseason aggressively under new top man Craig Breslow. Verdugo feels like a strong conduit for a potential star trade. His bat would be right at home in the Braves' home run-happy lineup.