You have to admit - it's been an eventful off-season. Happily, the Atlanta Braves haven't just sat on the sidelines for most of it: in fact, they have driven much of the action in the free agent market.
No, it hasn't been $200-$300+ million deals... and that's fine. But what they have done is to set a new baseline in spending for some years to come.
In considering the monies spent - and research done for this piece - the Braves may have found themselves a fairly comfortable niche in the payroll to become their baseline for the future.