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Three Takeaways at Atlanta Braves 30-Win Mark

Atlanta Braves On SI·Harrison Smajovits·18 days ago
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With the win over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night, the Atlanta Braves became the first team to reach 30 wins on the year. To take it a step further, they also reached the mark 30 days sooner than the year before. They reached 30 wins on June 13 last season. That could say it all about the turnaround they've had so far this year. However, we can go deeper than that. Here's three takeaways while the Braves are at the 30-win mark on the season. It's Still Mind-Boggling Mauricio Dubón was Acquired for JUST Nick Allen A one-for-one swap late at night in November. It wasn't even the highlight of the night, since they had re-signed Raisel Iglesias . The Braves made an early offseason move by trading shortstop Nick Allen for the Swiss Army Knife on defense, Mauricio Dubón. There was a hunch at the time that he would be an improvement, but it was by default. It wasn't that Dubón was viewed as an unreal hitter, but the production from Allen had been that subpar.…

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