In another room, we’re playing “here’s what I’d do if I could run the Atlanta Braves“. Meanwhile, there’s actually news as we’re now 2 weeks prior to the start of the real Winter Meetings:
Penalty Clarifications
Baseball America’s JJ Cooper was on twitter trying to explain how things might go for the Braves – internationally for the next few years. There was some confusion involved, but here’s the bottom line:
The Braves' 2019-20 bonus pool is reduced to $0. Teams can trade for an additional 60 percent of their 2019-20 pools, but since the Braves will start at $0, they're out of luck there.