Sean Murphy has enjoyed a major bounce-back season at the plate, apparently discouraging the Atlanta Braves from trading him ahead of the July 31 deadline.

The Tampa Bay Rays acquired outfielder Stuart Fairchild from the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday in a series of roster moves that also included placing Brandon Lowe back on the injured list.

The Atlanta Braves are expected to be sellers at this year's trade deadline, meanwhile their NL East rivals in the Phillies and Mets are looking to improve.

The Atlanta Braves have struggled mightily this season, but they are not willing to sell Chris Sale or their other long-term core players.

MLB.com's Mark Bowman labeled a three-time All-Star a trade candidate for the Atlanta Braves in the middle of his career-worst season.

We're clear of the All-Star break and the MLB Draft, and that means the next big date on the baseball calendar is the July 31 trade deadline. Speaking of which, each day leading up to the deadline brings us a fresh supply of deadline rumors,

The Braves designated outfielder Stuart Fairchild for assignment to clear roster space for a third catcher. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

Marcell Ozuna’s time in Atlanta might be running out. The 34-year-old designated hitter has seen his role start to shrink after a sluggish start to the season, and with the trade deadline closing in, the Atlanta Braves could be preparing to shop the veteran slugger one last time.