Going into the offseason, one of the Atlanta Braves biggest holes was their bullpen. With the club declining options on Pierce Johnnson and Tyler Kinley and Raisel Iglesias entering free agency, the club's internal high leverage options were sparse to put it kindly.
On Wednesday, they made their first move by re-signing Iglesias which was a solid first step. While Iglesias's $16 million salary for 2026 might have fans concerned that this could be the only spending the front office does to address the remaining bullpen gaps, the club still has plenty to spend.
Fears that Braves already exhausted their bullpen spending on Raisel Iglesias seem overblown (for now)
While $16 million might seem like a hefty salary for the Braves to dedicate to a reliever, it actually doesn't change how much the club is allotting to the closer role in 2026, as Iglesias also made $16 million in his previous three full seasons with Atlanta.