In a bit of a shift from what we’ve heard previously on the subject, it’s not the ‘years’ that are separating the Atlanta Braves from a reunion with the hot corner slugger whose presence they enjoyed in 2019... it's more about a fiercely competitive bidding market.
As with virtually every other free agent of significance who has already signed this Winter, we could see end up seeing Josh Donaldson get much more out of his next contract than anybody had anticipated.
The prior belief had been that the Braves were desperately clinging to an offer of a 3-year pact.