MLB Free Agency is off to a slow start, but that shouldn’t be terribly surprising. Unlike the NBA and the NFL, Major League Baseball’s offseason is a more deliberate affair and the free agent market won’t likely get moving until Shohei Ohtani’s market starts to shape up.
Where the Atlanta Braves fit is yet to be determined. The team returns a powerful young offensive core along with budding ace Spencer Strider. The rest of the rotation is littered with question marks. Max Fried has performed like a top of the rotation arm since 2020, but made just 14 starts in 2023 due to injury and is entering his final season of team control.