Left-hander Max Fried will not be back for the Atlanta Braves next season. Veteran right-hander Charlie Morton might not be either.
The Athletic's David O'Brien reported Wednesday that the Braves and Morton have not engaged in "recent contract discussions" and that Morton is open to fielding offers from other teams.
"League sources said the Braves are focused on filling multiple needs, including corner outfielder, back-end reliever and possibly middle-rotation starter," O'Brien wrote. "The team’s interest in Morton seems to have waned, or at least been put on the back burner."
O'Brien, though, added that Morton's suitors could be somewhat capped because he "would strongly prefer" to pitch for a team that holds its spring training close to where his family lives in Bradenton, Florida.