Overview
- President of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos has said the club needs to add another arm after two injury-hit seasons for the rotation.
- The Braves re-signed Raisel Iglesias and added Robert Suarez, Mike Yastrzemski and Ha-Seong Kim, but starting pitching remains their unresolved need.
- Recent reporting links Atlanta to free-agent starter Ranger Suarez, with other mentioned possibilities including Chris Bassitt, Zac Gallen, Zack Littell and Patrick Corbin.
- If free agency proves unappealing, speculative trade targets cited include Mitch Keller, MacKenzie Gore and Pablo Lopez.
- Bleacher Report’s Joel Reuter projected a 2026 Braves lineup without Marcell Ozuna and predicted the veteran DH to land with the Diamondbacks, noting his 21 homers in 2025 and an estimated two-year, $27 million market value.