The Atlanta Braves find themselves at a crossroads heading toward this offseason. They balked at certain upgrades last season in the hopes that getting healthy would be enough, and it wasn’t.
Even with prospects coming along in their development and getting certain guys back from injuries, they’ll likely need to go out and get external help. MLB Insider Jeff Passan joined 680 The Fan to discuss potential upgrades.
Three main areas of focus he pointed to for upgrades were at shortstop, the starting rotation and the bullpen.
Shortstop was the one position on offense that Passan felt the Braves would see the need for a big upgrade.