Many of the Atlanta Braves’ struggles in 2025 stem from in-season misfortune, especially injuries. That said, a few choices made in the lead-up to last season had negative ramifications that are still impacting the team today. Here are three moves from last offseason that, with hindsight, are holding back the Braves as 2026 draws near.
Braves are still feeling the effects of these mistakes from the 2024 offseason
1. Choosing Profar over Laureano
The Braves probably couldn’t have foreseen the PED suspension that kept Jurickson Profar off the field until July. Still, in trading for Profar and non-tendering Ramon Laureano, Atlanta entered into the realm of “what if.