The Atlanta Braves didn't shock too many people by naming John Coppolella as their general manager Thursday. Coppolella has been the team's assistant GM since 2012 and has taken on many of the general manager's duties since the Braves fired Frank Wren last September.
What's a little more surprising is that Coppolella is now the fourth MLB GM hired in the past two weeks and he's third one under 40. Yes, the MLB GM youth movement is in full swing. Coppolella is 37 and also represents a few other GM trends out there today: he's not as ex-MLB player and he's well educated, having earned a degree from Notre Dame.