As reality sets in for the Atlanta Braves at the first season at SunTrust Park, the inevitable has finally happened to our beloved Atlanta Braves.

A strong start to the 2017 campaign saw the Atlanta Braves reel off five straight wins going .500 after dropping five of their first six games of the season, only to be setback by the Washington Nationals.

We all knew how this process was going to go this season, but somehow the Braves convinced us otherwise, didn’t they? The evidence was staring us all in the face, but after a four game sweep of the San Diego Padres, yes, that San Diego Padres, Atlanta was revitalized at the idea of the Braves being able to compete this year.

With the Braves 2017 season soaring downhill, here are five trades that the team must make in order to compete in 2018: