BRAVES NEWS
The Braves did on Monday what everyone, including Acuna himself, believed they would, sending the game’s top prospect to minor league camp. By optioning Acuna, the club confirms its intention to have him begin the regular season in the minor leagues, which allows them to control him through the 2024 season. As the Cubs did in the Kris Bryant saga in 2015, the Braves received a lot of backlash for manipulating the service time of a player who could very well be the best player on the team right now.