The Atlanta Braves are bringing back Tyler Flowers for the 2020 season according to a report by MLB.com’s Mark Bowman. Flowers, who had a $6 million option for next season, has reportedly agreed to a one-year, $4 million deal.
Source: The Braves will bring Tyler Flowers back with a 1-year, $4 million deal. Because Flowers' $6M option was declined, he received the $2M buyout. So, he's still getting $6M. It's just an accounting procedure that allows for just $4M to count toward the 2020 payroll.
— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) November 4, 2019
As Bowman mentions above, the Braves actually declined Flowers’ option which triggered a $2 million buyout.