The Atlanta Braves recently forced out General Manager John Coppolella after he allegedly broke MLB rules regarding international signees. One of Coppolella’s assistants was also fired and several scouts and others in the organization are under scrutiny. Major League Baseball is investigating the violations, which are reported to be “unprecedented in scope.”
There’s more of this to watch, however, at least based on this story from Bill Shanks in the Macon Telegraph from over the weekend. It seems that, despite Copolella being forced out in infamy, the Braves offered him a severance package recently and Coppolella is considering a lawsuit:
Word is that Coppolella was offered a financial buyout of severance from the Braves and turned it down this past week and that he has hired an attorney with lawsuits possibly coming.