Braves Must DOUBLE DOWN at Deadline & AJ Smith-Shawver Returns | Atlanta Braves Podcast

The Braves split a doubleheader with the Mets, highlighting ongoing offensive issues—especially vs left-handed pitching—and raising questions about how aggressively Atlanta should buy at the deadline. Lindsay Crosby argues for investing, noting reinforcements like Sean Murphy and Ha-Seong Kim could help, but a righty bat and pitching upgrades are still needed. He also breaks down A.J. Smith-Shawver’s start, detailing improved velocity and pitch shapes, command concerns, and why he could develop into a postseason starter. Buy Braves Today merch: bravestoday.store Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @CrosbyBaseball Read our written work: bravestoday.substack.com Get 20% off at NCase Cards with promo code "BravesToday Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.