The champagne had barely dried, and general manager Alex Anthopoulos was already discussing what lies ahead as the Braves look to defend that World Series championship.
When you play into November, things have a way of moving at warp speed, and that’s the reality for Atlanta.
“We hope to be a good team again,” Anthopoulos said during the end-of-the-season availability Sunday. “I always work with a little fear of failure, not of losing my job, or anything like that. You don’t want to fail, regardless of whether you came from winning the World Series or not.