They didn’t trade for him, they acquired him off waivers. Basically, thanks to their bad season last year, the Braves were able to put in an early claim and get a leg up over other teams for his free agency.

Thanks, that’s insightful!

Now that you are covering other teams in addition to Braves, what is it about Braves org that gives team an edge over other orgs when it comes to player development and scouting?

Looks like a magnificent sky dragon from Tears of the Kingdom

All of this could apply to Michael Harris II as well, correct?

And not a lot of expiring contracts! This is gonna be ugly for a while unless Alex can figure something out or they do a soft reset.

You: finding every Braves game tough to watch
Me: finding every korok seed in TOTK

It’s time to quit until they win a few in a row.

That would explain the Braves offense

Revenue sharing should pay for a “Bird Rights” or “Franchise Tag”, where the team that drafted the player can have the league chip in 3% on top of the total value of an offer when the player hits free agency. And it can go up by 1-3% yoy for the next offer so increases likelihood they retire there