Ever since John Coppolella left the position of Braves GM, there were rumors that what was left of the front office was going to keep Snitker around if only for the stability factor. They’ve done just that, as they’ve officially exercised the 2018 option on Snitker’s contract and he’ll be back for next season. Jon Heyman covered this a little bit in his Inside Baseball column for FanRag Sports, and this was a tough decision for the team to make.
There has been a bit of a split among higher-ups about what to do. But some wonder whether the GM situation affected their call to keep Snitker.