Over the past month or so, I have been wrestling with this notion that the Atlanta Braves can and should continue to be aggressive with their pursuit of the ultimate goal – a playoff-contending roster. Publicly, that remains a “2017+” aspiration. I have teased with a few ideas that continue to make me think that the team is closer to that goal than some might expect… and some recent news has actually starting playing into the direction of those ideas.
As a result, it’s time – with the first session of General Manager meetings now underway in Boca Raton, FL – to stop teasing and fully throw that plan against the wall.