Braves' division rival just made a truly bizarre front office decision

Milwaukee Brewers v San Francisco Giants | Lachlan Cunningham/GettyImagesThe Atlanta Braves, who hired longtime bench coach Walt Weiss as their 49th manager, weren't the only NL East team to make a surprising personnel decision on Monday. While the Miami Marlins have become known for churning through coaches and front office members, Monday's decision to promote assistant GM Gabe Kapler to general manager might be their most peculiar.

Kapler, who has managed the Phillies and Giants, was hired by Miami prior to the 2024 season as an assistant GM.

Gabe Kapler's Marlins promotion is deeply strange, but Braves fans will probably like it

Over the last few seasons, the Marlins have seen heavy…