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5-at-10: Friday mailbag on Braves dealing, Freeze quitting and everyone’s favorite hate mail

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson) Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Mike Foltynewicz throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning of a baseball game in Los Angeles, Thursday, July 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

By Jay Greeson 8 min read

Mailbag –
From Skip

Hey, with the way they have been playing do you think the Braves buyers or sellers in the next 10 days?

Skip –

The swirling rumors and conflicting stories about whether the Braves did or did not deal Jaime Garcia adds intrigue to this question.

We believe this weekend series against Los Angeles will be quite telling. And yes, last night’s win was quite the surprise for a lot of folks considering the Dodgers were on an epic run, especially against NL teams. (L.A. was 32-4 in its previous 36 games before last night’s 6-3 loss to the Braves; had gone 19-1 against N.L. competition in its previous 20 games; had won 11 straight and was 39-11 at home.)