The Braves made official the long rumored changes to its coaching staff on Friday. Former Braves shortstop and Rockies manager Walt Weiss takes over as bench coach replacing Terry Pendleton. Eric Young Sr. is the team’s new first base coach replacing Eddie Perez. Atlanta is also bringing in Sal Fasano as a catching coach. Both Pendleton and Perez have been offered jobs within the organization but it isn’t known if they plan to accept.
Johan Camargo was easily the biggest surprise of the 2017 season. The question remains whether he can duplicate that success at the plate and whether or not his future is as an everyday player or more of a utility role.