Though it is steal early in the offseason, for most teams, it is pretty well known what they are looking to add to their rosters in the coming weeks and months. And for many teams, a big need is pitching, including the Atlanta Braves. As a result, with the demand for quality pitching potentially outweighing the supply of it this offseason, teams will likely have to play to add talent to their pitching staffs.
Ken Rosenthal discusses the Braves and this exact scenario for the Athletic. While the highest average annual value for a current Braves is 22 million, they were potentially willing go higher for Freddie Freeman.