The Rocks went into the spring thinking they needed one more starter. Now that Bettis is out indefinitely, they need two. They also have a strong belief that they could be contenders (and certainly should be a more realistic contender than Atlanta). To me, that spells opportunity.
I would offer a trade of: Folty, Wisler and Flowers for OF Dahl, C Murphy, 3B Tyler Nevin, and their comp balance pick #69
Rocks get their starters and a veteran catcher who probably brings more than Murphy for 2017. Braves get a high end OF talent that they will have to wait on (cracked rib), a young catcher who's close, a long term 3B prospect and the comp balance pick.
The trade hurts Atlanta little for 2017, as they have Danks, Collmenter and Blair who could fill the hole left by Folty short term and any number of long term options. Wisler probably needs a new address at this point. And Flowers, while a veteran short term loss, isn't part of the long term plan and I would be OK with Recker or Murphy replacing him. There's a chance you would be selling low on Folty, but probably not the others.
The Rocks get another hard thrower, k guy who slots into their rotation immediately and who they control. They get a flyer on Wisler who may (or may not) be a 4 or 5 guy for them and they get a stabilizing guy at catcher. Possibly selling low on Dahl BUT they have the depth to take the chance.
Won't happen BUT if the Rocks wanted to swap out Wisler for Teheran and expand the deal to include Rodgers, something like: Teheran, Folty, Flowers for Dahl, Rodgers, Murphy, Nunez, Pint and the pick, I would do it.
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