The Braves had a fascinating day on Wednesday. The first move they made was to trade cash for a flier pitcher from the Rockies, in the former first rounder Ryan Rolison. The second move was to bring Raisel Iglesias back on a one year $16 million dollar deal. The third deal was to trade Nick Allen for Mauricio Dubon, acquiring a plausible starting shortstop and a really good utility player. I have a few thoughts on the Iglesias and Dubon deals: • I’m glad to have Iglesias back and it’s only a one year deal, but that’s a hefty price to pay. It makes declining the Kinley and Johnson options a bit more puzzling as well. • Dubon seems to provide the team with a plausible, if uninspiring starting shortstop option for 2026. With that comes leverage and optionality when they consider the scarc

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