It has become the norm for Alex Anthopoulos and the Atlanta Braves that there isn’t a hint of a trade or a signing until the press release has been sent out by the team’s PR department. That was again the case Friday when the team announced that they had an agreement with catcher Travis d’Arnaud on a two-year, $16 million contract extension that also includes a club option for a third season.
“It really came together pretty quickly,” Anthopoulos said when asked about the extension. “Obviously, him being on the IL, we needed to wait a little bit, but it came together pretty fast here in the last 24 to 48 hours.