I don’t care if you like the job John Coppolella has been doing as Atlanta Braves General Manager or not. There’s no doubt, though, that he is tireless at the task – looking under every rock, leaving no stones unturned – doing everything he can to try and improve this club.
But even so, there are two rumors from this weekend that have to get some further attention: one that seems downright puzzling; one that raises curiosity.
Let’s see if we can make some sense of these.
The funny thing hear is that the Rangers have probably fielded hundreds of calls about Profar (and Joey Gallo) over the past 2-3 years… and still haven’t blinked, even as Profar has been unable to stick in the majors.