Will the St. Louis Cardinals trade a veteran starting pitcher? If so, one insider thinks the Atlanta Braves could be the perfect fit.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/braves as Braves Top Draft Pick Has Strong Pro Debut with Augusta. Tate Southisene came up in the clutch in the losing effort for Single-A Augusta in his pro debut on Tuesday. The Atlanta Braves ' 2025 first-round pick went 1-for-4 with a two-run single and a stolen base.

“Pretty special player, and it’s cool that he got to pass Pete Rose there and had a great night doing it,” said Drake Baldwin, whose two-out, bases-loaded single in the eighth inning drove in Olson and Ronald Acuña Jr. with the final runs of a game the Braves trailed 10-4 after six innings.

The top 5 hitters for the Emperors have them surging as Colby Jones, Alex Lodise, Cody Miller, Isaiah Drake, and Logan Braunschweig are some of the Braves top positional prospects. As a result, strong pitching and hitting have help lead Rome on a six game winning streak.

The Reds are sitting at 66-60 on the season, just a game back from the New York Mets, who hold the final wild card spot. The Braves, meanwhile, are 56-69 and are 10.5 games back, virtually out of postseason contention.

Somewhere in the midst of their crazy 11-10 comeback win over the White Sox on Tuesday night at Truist Park, the Braves created more reason to be excited about what their offense might offer next year.

Chris Sale’s return to the Atlanta Braves is slowly approaching, but it will have to wait a little longer. Manager Brian Snitker confirmed Monday afternoon that another rehab assignment will be needed before he can come back. Sale will pitch on Saturday for Double-A Columbus.