Braves executives outlined their strategy for future player payrolls in a meeting with Wall Street analysts this week, saying the team will “hit the accelerator” on spending at “the proper time” in its development.
“We are at the low end of the (payroll) spectrum at the moment,” Braves CEO Terry McGuirk said. “We are not afraid at all to go to where it takes to be a championship team. The sequencing of that is very important to us.”
Because the Braves expect an infusion of prospects from the farm system in the near future, “we may realize incredible efficiencies,” McGuirk said, meaning players who will make relatively low salaries initially.