'Put it in bold': Anthopoulos shuts down Acuña trade rumors

ATLANTA -- Unlike one of Atlanta’s former general managers, Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos didn’t go as far as to say he would cut off his right arm before trading one of his superstars.

“There's not even a hint of smoke to it,” Anthopoulos said. “There's zero.”

When another reporter followed by asking whether Acuña would be traded, Anthopoulos responded, “Absolutely not. Yeah. There you go. Put it in bold.”

So, it wasn’t as dramatic as how former Braves GM John Coppolella discussed the possibility of trading Freddie Freeman a decade ago. But Anthopoulos made it crystal clear he and his staff haven’t even thought about dealing Acuña, a topic which many Braves fans…