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                The Atlanta Braves have acquired 1B Lucas Duda from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for cash considerations.

                For the Braves, Duda is a power hitting bench bat that can help them down the stretch. With Freddie Freeman at first, Duda won\’t get too many starts. But, he can pinch hit for them late in games. He comes at almost no price, and is a pending free agent, so it doesn\’t affect them too much.

               For the Royals, they are one of the worst teams in baseball, and there was no point in keeping him. At least they get something for the left handed batter.

              Duda, 32, has a .242 batting average, 13 homers and 48 RBIs in 341 Plate Appearances for the Royals this year. In his MLB career for the Royals, Tampa Bay Rays and New York Mets, Duda has a batting average of .242 with 151 homers and 453 RBIs in 3436 Plate Appearances.

              Here we go again. A few months ago I wrote an article titled \”The best current NHL player by jersey number 1-98\”. Well, since hockey players wear a lot of high numbers, that was easier to write. Soon, we will have September call-ups, where rookies wearing high numbers will play. But, I\’m going to take a crack at this. Plus, all numbers must be worn in 2018. Also, all credit goes to baseball reference for the numbers.

0- Adam Ottavino. Also: Mallex Smith and Rafael Lopez.
1- Carlos Correa. Also: Ozzie Albies, Jose Iglesias and Tim Beckham.
2- Andrelton Simmons. Also: Alex Bregman, Xander Bogaerts, Khris Davis and Brian Dozier.
3- Daniel Murphy. Also: Scooter Gennett, Ian Kinsler and Jedd Gyorko.
4- Wil Myers. Also: Yadier Molina and George Springer.
5- Freddie Freeman. Also: Albert Pujols and Jonathan Schoop (honorable mention to injured Corey Seager).
6- Anthony Rendon. Also: Marcus Stroman, Lorenzo Cain, Starling Marte.
7- Trea Turner. Also: Eugenio Suarez, Eric Thames, Maikel Franco.
8- Manny Machado (LAD). Also: Mike Moustakas, Ryan Braun, Justin Upton.
9- Dee Gordon. Also: Nick Castellanos, DJ Lemahieu and Brandon Nimmo.
10- Edwin Encarnacion. Also: Justin Turner, Adam Jones and Evan Longoria.
11- Jose Ramirez. Also: Yu Darvish, AJ Pollock, JT Realmuto and Ender Inciarte.
12- Fransisco Lindor. Also: Paul De Jong, Roughned Odor and Kyle Schwarber.
13- Manny Machado (BAL). Also: Matt Carpenter, Salvador Perez, Max Muncy.
14- Justin Smoak. Also: Eduardo Escobar, Neil Walker.
15- Whit Merrifield. Also: Kyle Seager, Brian Anderson.
16- Andrew Benintendi. Also: Trey Mancini, Brian McCann.
17- Kris Bryant. Also: Shohei Ohtani, Jose Berrios, Mitch Haniger, Rhys Hoskins.
18- Carlos Martinez. Also: Didi Gregorius, Mike Moustakas, Ben Zobrist.
19- Joey Votto. Also: Charlie Blackmon, Masahiro Tanaka, Jay Bruce.
20- Eddie Rosario. Also: Dan Murphy, Josh Donaldson.
21- Travis Shaw. Also: Kyle Freeland, Zack Greinke and Brandon Kintzler.
22- Clayton Kershaw. Also: Christian Yelich, Chris Archer, Robinson Cano, Nick Markakis, Rick Porcello and Andrew McCutchen.
23- Nelson Cruz. Also: Marcell Ozuna, Michael Brantley.
24- Andrew Miller. Also: Gary Sanchez, Chris Archer, David Price, Jesus Aguilar.
25- Gleyber Torres. Also: Byron Buxton, Stephen Piscotty.
26- Mike Foltynewicz. Also: Matt Chapman, Raisel Iglesias, Avisail Garcia.
27- Mike Trout. Also: Jose Altuve, Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Nola, Matt Kemp and Trevor Story.
28- Nolan Arenado. Also: JD Martinez, Corey Kluber, Buster Posey.
29- Tommy Pham. Also: Adrian Beltre, Jeff Samardzija.
30- Nomar Mazara. Also: David Robertson, Michael Conforto, Eric Hosmer.
31- Max Scherzer. Also: Aaron Hicks, Collin McHugh.
32- Derek Dietrich. Also: Michael Fulmer, Matt Barnes, Steven Matz.
33- JA Happ. Also: Brad Hand, Tyson Ross.
34- Bryce Harper. Also: Noah Syndergaard, Jon Lester, Felix Hernandez, JA Happ.
35- Cole Hamels. Also: Justin Verlander, Cody Bellinger, Brandon Crawford.
36- Will Harris. Also: Yusmeiro Petit, Lance Lynn.
37- Stephen Strausberg. Also: Odubel Herrera, Cody Allen.
38- Jose Martinez. Also: Robbie Ray, Arodys Vizcaino.
39- Edwin Diaz. Also: Blake Treinen, Kevin Kiermaier.
40- Luis Severino. Also: Madison Bumgarner, Willson Contreras, Kelvin Herrera
41- Chris Sale. Also: Miguel Andujar, Carlos Santana.
42- Retired forever for Jackie Robinson.
43- Lance McCullers. Also: Garrett Richards, Scott Schebler.
44- Paul Goldschmidt. Also: Anthony Rizzo, Rich Hill, Kyle Gibson.
45- Gerrit Cole. Also: Jhoulys Chacin, Mark Trumbo.
46- Craig Kimbrel. Also: Jeimer Candelario, Corey Knebel.
47- Trevor Bauer. Also: Gio Gonzalez and Chris Devenski.
48- Jacob deGrom. Also: Tommy Kahnle, Alex Colome.
49- Jake Arrieta. Also: Kendall Graveman, Jordan Hicks, Julio Teheran.
50- Mookie Betts. Also: Jameson Taillon, Charlie Morton.
51- Jake McGee. Also: Jaime Barria, Ken Giles.
52- Brad Hand. Also: Zack Godley, CC Sabathia, Yoenis Cespedes.
53- Zach Britton. Also: Trevor Cahill, Luiz Gohara.
54- Aroldis Chapman. Also: Roberto Osuna, Ervin Santana.
55-Sean Manaea. Also: Josh Bell, Carlos Rodon.
56- Greg Holland. Also: Fernando Rodney, Jonathan Holder.
57- Chad Green. Also: Alex Wood, Chase Anderson.
58- Luis Castillo. Also: Dan Straily, Jeremy Hellickson.
59- Carlos Carrasco. Also: Jose Lobaton, Joe Musgrove.
60- Dallas Keuchel. Also: Andrew Triggs, Hunter Strickland, Mychal Givens.
61- Shane Greene. Also: Robinson Chirinos, Adam Conley.
62- Sean Doolittle. Also: Jose Quintana, Lou Trivino, Jose Urena.
63- Trevor Richards. Also: Jesse Biddle.
64- Sam Tuivailala. Also: Felix Pena and Luke Jackson.
65- James Paxton. Also: Robert Gsellman, Jake Junis, Nate Jones.
66- Yoshihisa Hirano. Also: Yasiel Puig and Jarlin Garcia.
67- Seth Lugo. Also: AJ Cole, Ronald Guzman.
68- Dellin Betances. Also: Jeff McNeil, Ross Stripling.
69- None.
70- Luis Avilan. Also: George Kontos.
71- Josh Hader. Also: Wade Davis, Drew Steckenrider.
72- Yonny Chirinos. Also: Bryse Wilson, Enny Romero.
73- Felipe Vasquez. Also: Daniel Zamora, Osmer Morales.
74- Kenley Jansen. Also: Ronald Torreyes.
75- Scott Alexander. Also: None.
76- Hector Velasquez. Also: Dillon Peters.
77- Joe Jimenez. Also: John Axford, Fernando Romero.
78- None.
79- Jose Abreu. Also: Isaac Galloway.
80- None.
81- None.
82- None.
83- None.
84- None.
85- Luis Cessa. Also: None.
86- None.
87- None.
88- Phil Maton. Also: John Axford.
89- None.
90- Adam Cimber. Also: None.
91- None.
92- None.
93- Pat Neshek. Also- None.
94- None.
95- None.
96- None.
97- None.
98- None.
99- Aaron Judge. Also- Logan Morrison, Taijuan Walker, Hyun-Jin Ryu.

             The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired OF Jose Bautista from the New York Mets in exchange for cash or a player to be named later (PTBNL).

              For the Mets, Bautista was signed mid-season after being released by the Braves. So, he has a salary at league minimum. Bautista, a former all-star, wouldn\’t have a spot on the team, as Brandon Nimmo is returning from the DL. Also, there is no reason to have him on the team, as the team is bad, and he is just taking away time from younger players.

              For the Phillies, they are in the playoff run, and as a national league team, Bautista can be used to pinch hit for the pitcher down the stretch. He\’s also a good veteran to have on the team. They give up practically nothing for him, and pay him practically nothing, so they can\’t lose.

             Bautista, 37, has a .196 batting average, 11 homers, 42 RBIs and two steals in 342 Plate Appearances for the Mets and Atlanta Braves this season. In his MLB career for the Mets, Braves, Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals, and Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Bautista has a batting average of .247, with 342 homers, 969 RBIs and 56 stolen bases in 7167 Plate Appearances.

              The Philadelphia Phillies have acquired LHP Luis Avilan from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for RHP Felix Paulino.

               For the Phillies, they get a lefthanded arm that could help them down the stretch as they chase a playoff spot. They need to catch the Braves, and adding a reliever helps.

              Avilan, 29, has a 3.86 ERA, 1.36 WHIP and 46 strikeouts in 39.2 innings. In his MLB career for the White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves, Avilan has a 3.09 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 271 strikeouts in 303 innings.

            For the White Sox, Avilan will be a free agent at the end of the year, and a failing White Sox team won\’t need him. They get an arm for the minor leagues in Paulino.

            Paulino, 22, has a 3.91 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 74 strikeouts in 92 innings between High-A and Double-A this season.

          The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired 1B Matt Adams from the Washington Nationals in exchange for cash considerations.

           For the Nats, they are giving up on the season, and are trading Adams since he will be a free agent at the end of the year. They get some cash back, but I think they could have gotten a prospect.

           For the Cardinals, Adams is a power hitting 1B who grew up in the system, and played in parts of six years in St. Louis. As the Cards are going for a playoff spot, Adams can help them get there.

           Adams, 29, will have his 30th birthday next week. He has hit .257 with 18 homers and 48 RBIs in 277 Plate Appearances. In his MLB career for the Nats, Cardinals and Atlanta Braves, Adams has a batting average of .269 with 93 home runs and 323 RBIs.