When Sean Murphy hit the injured list, Braves Country was ready to trade the veteran out of Atlanta in favor of the rookie Drake Baldwin. Something I always felt was quite ridiculous.

Baldwin is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels. Baldwin started the first game of the series Monday but has now sat out each of the next two contests in favor of Sean Murphy.

Baldwin will get a day off Thursday after going 2-for-5 with a three-run homer during Wednesday's win over the A's. Sean Murphy will get the nod to start at catcher instead while batting fourth in ...

Sean Murphy is rediscovering his elite offensive upside In 60 games this season, Sean Murphy is slashing .231/.311/.513 with 16 home runs and 38 runs batted in.

Baldwin is slashing .287/.342/.462 with seven homers, four doubles and 21 RBI across 155 plate appearances on the year, while Murphy has a woeful .557 OPS over his last 48 at-bats.

Rookie catcher Drake Baldwin has cooled off considerably too. Baldwin is 8-for-45 (.178) in his last 54 plate appearances dating back to June 6.

Neither backstop made a consistent impact in June however -- Murphy slashed .217/.283/.391 in 53 plate appearances on the month, while Baldwin sported a .200/.323/.418 line in 65 PAs.

Nobody should be worried about Drake Baldwin because he’s still putting together competitive at-bats, and everyone goes through slumps. Hell, even Sean Murphy is amid a slump of his own, hitting ...