The Atlanta Braves are now being forced into a position that they were likely hoping they could avoid for at least another year. It’s about making a huge financial commitment to a player with less than 1 year of major league experience.
You could almost see this coming. First, it was about establishing thresholds and slots for players to fall into. That was the case with Manny Machado, Bryce Harper, Nolan Arenado, and now Mike Trout as their teams have committed over $1.3 billion in salaries to these 4 players within just the past month.