Despite being involved in a number of trade rumors, the Atlanta Braves resisted the urge to cash in many of their top prospects for a big name starting pitcher during the offseason. Instead they chose to stay the course adding some veteran pitchers to help stabilize the starting rotation while buying low on some former high draft picks.

Perhaps it wasn’t the splashy offseason that a lot of fans were looking for, but Atlanta appears to be on track for an improved on field product in 2017. ESPN.com’s Jim Bowden recently handed out offseason grades for all 30 MLB teams with the Braves earning a solid “B” grade.

The Braves think they made a couple of shrewd, under-the-radar moves by acquiring former top prospects Alex Jackson from the Mariners and Luke Jackson from the Rangers in separate trades. Both players' stocks have dropped dramatically, but Atlanta thinks a change of scenery could bring their value back. The Braves solved their short-term catching problem when they signed free agent Suzuki. Their best move will end up being the acquisition of left-handed starter Gohara from the Mariners in the Mallex Smith deal. If Gohara stays healthy, he could develop into a top-of-the-rotation starter. The Braves also have the best farm system in baseball with more pitching prospects than any other team right now.

The New York Mets, St Louis Cardinals, Colorado Rockies also earned “B” grades with the Los Angeles Dodgers being the only National League team to earn an “A.”

How would you grade the Braves’ offseason? Do you think they were right to stay the course?