The big news this week has been Ken Rosenthal of The Atlantic more-or-less confirming that the Braves are going to lose prospects when MLB finally gets around to announcing the punishment. In order to help get a clearer idea of what could be lost, our own Matt Powers decided to take a look at the history of MLB penalties and what the impact could possibly be on the Braves.
When Alex Anthopoulos arrived onto the scene, it came with the caveat that he’d receive full control of the baseball operations. Obviously, that meant that John Hart would be taking a lesser role in the organization as a “consultant.