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The Atlanta Braves, who own the best record in all of baseball, have several pitching reinforcements coming back soon, including starters Max Fried and Kyle Wright.
However, the Braves are still busy at this trade deadline and have added another key arm to their bullpen.
According to Mark Feinsand of MLB.com, Atlanta is adding veteran left-hander Brad Hand.
Atlanta acquired the veteran reliever in a trade with the Colorado Rockies in exchange for Double-A right-hander Alec Barger.
The Braves had already landed right-hander Pierce Johnson in a trade with the Rockies last week.
Feinsand announced the news of this recent trade between the Braves and Rockies on Twitter.
The Braves are acquiring LHP Brad Hand from the Rockies for Double-A RHP Alec Barger, per source.
— Mark Feinsand (@Feinsand) August 1, 2023
Hand, a three-time All-Star, isn’t having a great season.
He owns a record of 3-1, but has an ERA of 4.54 in his 40 appearances.
However, he is still a viable arm to be had at the back end of a bullpen.
Atlanta now has Hand, Johnson, Raisel Iglesias, and Joe Jimenez at the back end of their pen.
Hand is no stranger to the National League East, having pitched last season with the defending National League champion Philadelphia Phillies.
He also began his career with the Miami Marlins and later made brief stops with the Washington Nationals and New York Mets.
With this trade, Hand will have now pitched for all teams in the NL East.
But now, he has a chance to go to a contending team and give them a strong back-end relief presence as they look to take another shot at a World Series title.
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