If you haven’t noticed, the Atlanta Braves are extending players like no other team in baseball. Every couple of months it seems, Alex Anthopoulos and his guys are inking another agreement and tweeting out the official announcement before anyone has even a whisper of it. The deals completed include Ronald Acuna Jr, Ozzie Albies, Austin Riley, Matt Olson, Michael Harris II, Sean Murphy and Spencer Strider. Seven long-term extensions completed by the same front office regime for the same core group of players.
It’s unheard-of in baseball. Teams are usually happy if they lock up a couple of their core players long-term, three if they’re really lucky.