BRAVES NEWS
The Braves entered the offseason with a clear need to improve their lineup, and on Monday the club did that by adding the powerful right-handed bat of third baseman Josh Donaldson on a one-year, $23 million deal. The 32-year-old is coming off an injury-plagued season in 2018, but in the five years preceding, Donaldson was among the most valuable players in baseball and garnered an MVP Award in 2015 as a member of the Blue Jays. While injuries may have mired what had been a dominant run for Donaldson, his presence should allow the Braves to be more creative in their lineup construction going forward.