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Why Yasiel Puig makes perfect sense for the Atlanta Braves

Atlanta Braves News: The Atlanta Braves have reportedly reached an agreement with Yasiel Puig and will be signing him for the 2020 season.

This news comes after RF Nick Markakis announced he would be sitting the season out due to concerns about the novel coronavirus.

Prior to the Puig news, the Braves still had solid outfield depth. The issue was, they were depending on guys with histories of streakiness to replace a model of consistency in Nick Markakis.

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