MLB mailbag: What should Red Sox do? Will Blue Jays extend Vlad Jr.? 116 wins for Dodgers?

Answering 20 questions from subscribers, including some of my early thoughts on the deadline and who will be the top pick in the MLB Draft.
Today
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Braves, Austin Riley waste big scoring opportunities in loss to Phillies
"We had the deck stacked in our favor a couple of times and just couldn't pierce a gap, get a big hit," Brian Snitker said of the 4-3 loss.
Wed, Apr 9
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Braves’ Sean Murphy returns from IL, homers off Zack Wheeler in first at-bat
The Braves came from behind to capture a series-opening win against the Philadelphia Phillies: “Everybody kind of did their job.
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Octavio Dotel — the pitcher everybody wanted — left a legacy of strikeouts and smiles
Dotel, who played for 13 teams in his major-league career, died Tuesday after a roof collapse at a club in his native Dominican Republic.
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Astros trade reliever Rafael Montero to Braves
The Astros tried to offload Montero this winter, but found no takers for a 34-year-old reliever with one standout major-league season.
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Tue, Apr 8
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MLB Power Rankings: Braves with a big drop; How about that NL West?
For this week's rankings, we look at one name that’s having an outsized impact on either present performance or our future expectations.
Sun, Apr 6
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Four Braves takeaways: Drake Baldwin stays, a Ronald Acuña Jr. update and more
The Braves dropped Chadwick Tromp and opted to keep Baldwin on the big-league team.