Anthopoulos on Braves: “We’re Better Than We’ve Played”

Anthopoulos on Braves: “We’re Better Than We’ve Played”

The Atlanta Braves have been on a roller coaster from the very beginning of the season, and that up-and-down pattern has shown no signs of stopping.

Did Alex Anthopoulos pay the wrong Braves players?

Over the last half-decade, Alex Anthopoulos and the Braves have handed out more than $773,000,000 in contract extensions, and it’s become increasingly concerning that the Braves might have paid the wrong players. Some folks around the league lauded Anthopoulos and Atlanta for locking up young players at team-friendly rates. Others quipped that the club was taking advantage of these players, but what they all failed to acknowledge was the risk as…