00:00We got the Atlanta Braves making a deal for Lane Thomas.
00:03Unfortunately for our producer Sam, I don't see the Undertaker popping out in the coffin for the Nationals.
00:08I think that's it.
00:09They lost three games in a row to Atlanta.
00:11Their fan graphs odds for the Nationals now down under 10%.
00:15Braves are going to win this division, Tom.
00:17They are, to me, the second class of the National League.
00:21I think they're right there with the Brewers.
00:24They are not as good as the Dodgers.
00:26The NL has the teams this year.
00:27They really do.
00:28They have, I think, three of the four best teams at the worst.
00:33And they're just red hot right now, Atlanta.
00:35They just keep winning.
00:36It doesn't matter who they have.
00:37They're talking about maybe getting some of their pitchers back, too.
00:40You mentioned Lopez going on the injured list.
00:42I think Alex Anthopoulos is going to add more players, too, before Monday.
00:46Yeah, the name that I've seen come up for the Braves would be Casey Mize from the Detroit Tigers.
00:53Mize, as we remember, was the former number one overall pick in 2018, if I remember correctly.
00:59And that's the type of pitching help that they need.
01:01They got Smith-Schauver back last week.
01:04He made his first start of the season against the Mets.
01:06But how long until he's fully stretched out?
01:09You just lose Lopez.
01:10Strider's essentially done for the year.
01:12So they need a little bit more pitching.
01:14I think they remedied some nice things with that Lane Thomas deal.
01:17And, again, as long as the lineup stays healthy and Acuna's back,
01:21I think the pitching would be the prominent thing that they should be looking to fix going into Monday night.
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