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Media timeout: Conversation with Kirk Wessler

What's been key in Bradley's improvement under Brian Wardle?

Experience, recruiting and player development. Each recruiting class has been better than the one that preceded it. Most of the players who have remained in the program have shown marked improvement year over year, not just in becoming better shooters or rebounders, etc., but in fundamentals and execution. The experience factor has revealed itself most in player leadership. The guys going into their third or fourth year have embraced the culture and are showing the young players how it's done.

With those improvements, how do the Braves take the next step in 2018-19?