The Atlanta Braves have been fairly quiet this winter, and that might continue. But they also may have been waiting for the market to settle before doing their shopping.
The cost of acquiring starting pitching was at an all-time high in December, and the Braves sat back and watched as their two-time All-Star, Max Fried, signed a $218 million deal with the New York Yankees.
While matching that exorbitant price tag for Fried may never have been in the cards for Atlanta, the fact remains that if the season started today, only three starters would be locks for rotation spots--Chris Sale, Reynaldo López, and Spencer Schwellenbach.