Braves land Lane Thomas, Falter swap as Lopez heads to IL
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The Braves kicked off the trade deadline by acquiring Lane Thomas and Bailey Falter from the Royals in exchange for two pitching prospects, giving Thomas a left-handed platoon/outfield role and Falter a potential bullpen or rotation option with premium fastball upside but limited secondary-pitch development. In other news, Reynaldo Lopez was scratched with a knee injury and is headed to the IL, JR Ritchie will start, AJ Gracia is expected to have season-ending surgery, and Elieser Hernandez was DFA’d again; Martin Perez delivered a strong 8-3 win over the Nationals as part of a slate of Braves notes and MLB-wide deadline movement.
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