HOUSTON – Alex Anthopoulos, the Atlanta Braves general manager, had heard great things about Charlie Morton. Everyone has. Spend a little time in and around baseball, and you will too.
It was part of why the Braves had signed him — $15 million for the 2021 season after the Tampa Bay Rays declined a team option for as much. Maybe it’s the dad in him, but Anthopoulos prioritizes having good and decent people on his team — the kind that are a positive influence on young players, he says. Like the friends you’d want your kids to have.