Monday was a very busy and exciting day for the Braves and their fans. First, they brought back fan favorite Brian McCann on a one-year deal to pair with Tyler Flowers behind the plate. Then, more importantly for our discussion today, the Braves made the first big free agent signing of the offseason when they were able to sign Josh Donaldson on a one-year, $23 million deal.
Lets get this out of the way now: the Braves did not sign Donaldson to that kind of deal if he wasn’t going to get the lion’s share of the playing time at third base.