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- Updated: July 28, 2016
MINNEAPOLIS — Braves general manager John Coppolella has long shown a willingness to quickly flip players who have exceeded expectations and gained unexpected trade value. But none of the previous quick flips rivaled the one realized Wednesday, when the Braves traded starting pitcher Lucas Harrell and left-handed reliever Dario Alvarez to the Rangers for Travis Demeritte, who has quickly developed into one of the game’s top power-hitting prospects.
“It’s a great credit to our pro scouting staff and a great credit to our coaching staff that we were able to get these players who weren’t with the Braves nine weeks ago and then put them in spots where they had a lot of success,” Coppolella said. “For us to be able to get back somebody we think can become one of our best hitting prospects, that’s very satisfying.”
When Harrell and Alvarez joined the Braves organization by signing Minor League contracts in late May, they were envisioned as pitchers who might provide organizational depth. Both had been recently released while pitching at the Minor League level.
In other words, there was no reason to believe they would ultimately enough value to be spun off for a prospect as talented as Demeritte, who will almost certainly rank among the Braves’ top 10 prospects when MLB.com releases its updated …
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