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Swanson was traded to the Braves on Tuesday along with Ender Inciarte and Aaron Blair for Shelby Miller, the Arizona Republic's Nick Piecoro reports.

This is a bizarre move by Arizona, to say the least, as Swanson was the No. 1 overall pick in this year's draft and was seen by many as the type of player an organization could build around. However, they are in complete win-now mode, and Miller is a potential No. 2 starter who is under control for three more years. Swanson is the type of college bat who could move fast, but this trade may push back his ETA as the Braves are rebuilding and have no incentive to rush him to The Show. Last year he slashed .289/.394/.482 with one home run and a 14:14 K:BB in 22 games in short season ball.

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