Podcast: Does signing Cody Bellinger make sense for the Atlanta Braves?

Could the Atlanta Braves sign Cody Bellinger?

Does signing Cody Bellinger make sense for the Atlanta Braves? Atlanta needs help in the outfield and at pitcher. The Braves signing outfielder Cody Bellinger could possibly make sense for Atlanta. 

In the latest edition of the Braves Today Podcast, host Ben Taylor and managing editor Lindsay Crosby discuss Bellinger and pitcher Jordan Montgomery. 

Bellinger is ranked as the third-best free agent available on our Braves Today Free Agency Rankings. Here's our quick bio on Bellinger.

The 2019 MVP has seemingly rebuilt his value with a fantastic statistical year in Chicago, batting .307/.356/.525 with 26 homers, and is hitting the free agent market just months after his 28th birthday, looking for a long-term deal. I've personally still got doubts that he's back to his peak, as his underlying data isn't great - a 22nd percentile average exit velo of 87.9 mph, 33rd percentile chase rate of 31.0%, and a combined 27th percentile barrel rate (6.1%) and 10th percentile hard hit rate (31.4%). 

Montgomery is ranked as the eighth-best free agent available on our Braves Today Free Agency Rankings. Here's our quick bio on Montgomery.

Montgomery, who was dealt at the deadline by the Yankees in 2022 because they "didn't see him making the playoff rotation", has absolutely DEALT during the postseason for the undefeated Texas Rangers. He has two scoreless outings in his first three starts, holding the Rays and Astros scoreless across 13.1 innings with eleven hits and one walk versus eleven strikeouts. If he continues this sort of dominance through the rest of the postseason, assuming Texas advances to the World Series, he could catapult himself into the top two or three of coveted free agents this offseason and cash in BIG. 

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