Atlanta Braves Trade 23-Year-Old, 24-Year-Old Pitchers to Kansas City Royals

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The Atlanta Braves have traded pitching prospects Carter Holton and Lucas Braun to the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Lane Thomas and pitcher Bailey Falter.

FanSided’s Robert Murray wrote on X: “Sources: The Braves are sending Carter Holton and Lucas Braun to the Royals in the Lane Thomas and Bailey Falter trade.”

Atlanta Braves Trade Two Pitchers to Kansas City Royals​

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The Braves are the clear buyers in the trade while the Royals are the sellers. Thomas gives Atlanta a needed corner outfield bat. He is known to mash lefties, slashing .263/.370/.430 against southpaws this year. Meanwhile, Falter gives the team added pitching depth.

The Braves drafted Holton, a left-hander, in the second round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of Vanderbilt University. Holton, 23, didn’t pitch at all last season and has struggled this year, posting a 4.32 ERA with a 1.37 WHIP and 41 strikeouts in 41 2/3 innings across 10 appearances (eight starts) between rookie ball and Single-A.

The Braves selected Braun, a right-hander, in the sixth round (No. 189 overall) of the 2023 MLB Draft from Cal State Northridge. He is currently with Triple-A. In his minor-league career, Braun, 24, has posted a 3.43 ERA with a 1.13 WHIP and 421 strikeouts over 414 2/3 innings.

Braun is the clear headliner of the two prospects in this trade. Holton isn’t in the Braves’ top-30 prospects per MLB Pipeline, while Braun ranked as the organization’s No. 8 overall prospect before the deal.




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