So the Atlanta Braves have some spare change after all. The bean counters at Liberty Media -- the team's owners who have run the franchise more like real estate company than a baseball team in recent seasons -- agreed to find $13 million to convince free agent Dallas Keuchel to pitch the rest of the season in Atlanta.
The Braves entered the season with high hopes in their young rotation, but even though Mike Soroka has been brilliant (6-1, 1.41 ERA) and Max Fried has been brilliant at times (7-3, 3.