The core of the Atlanta Braves roster is set, but the task of putting the right pieces around that core is a work in progress, and it begins with removing 11 players from the 40-man roster. The process of trimming the roster begins with option decisions, which don’t look that difficult this year.
Options and extensions are the relatively easy part of the process
The Braves will pick up the $18 million option on Chris Sale, the $7 million options on Pierce Johnson and Ozzie Albies, and the $5 million option on Tyler Kinley, and decline David Fletcher’s $8 million option and pay the $1.