LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The Braves bit the financial bullet and released veteran outfielder Nick Swisher, whom they owe $15 million in 2016 in the final year of his contract.
It’s the second-largest amount the Braves have eaten in dumping a contract, topped only by more than $18 million they owed Dan Uggla for the final 1 ½ years of his contract when they released him in July 2014.
If another team signs Swisher, they can pay him a prorated portion of the major league-minimum $507,500 salary for any time spent in the big leagues, and the Braves will owe the remainder of the $15 million.