MLB’s Winter Meetings are underway in San Diego and Atlanta Braves President Alex Anthopoulos spoke with The Athletic’s David O’Brien about a number of topics. The most notable is the situation with the luxury tax where the Braves are close to the first threshold. Anthopoulos said that the tax would not prevent Atlanta from a making a deal if it improved the team.
Anthopoulos said the tax threshold would not stop #Braves from making a deal if it can make the team better and stay within their budget. And their budget is based on actual salaries they're paying in 2023, not AAVs of long-term extensions that the luxury-tax calculation uses.