The Atlanta Braves came into the regular season hoping to be World Series contenders as one of the best teams in the National League. However, Atlanta enters MLB games today well below the .500 mark with all eyes on the club more than a month out from the MLB trade deadline.

The Atlanta Braves are predicted to part ways with Chris Sale in a potential blockbuster trade involving the New York Yankees.

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Bleacher Report's Tim Kelly argued the Atlanta Braves should re-sign designated hitter Marcell Ozuna and not trade him at the MLB deadline.

The Atlanta Braves won on Monday night, but remain in freefall until further notice. The Braves are in fourth place in the NL East, 13.5 games back of the first

Atlanta shuffled its outfield mix with a series of roster moves Monday morning. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

Although the Braves have played better this week, the drop in the ESPN power rankings is understandable. As Schoenfield explained, since ESPN's latest rankings, the Braves lost three times in the final at-bat. Despite the better series in Milwaukee, they are also just 2-5 over the past seven days.