Commissioner Manfred burned Atlanta to the ground, stripping their farm system and banishing their execs. It’s a devastating blow to the franchise but at least Manfred waited until the Braves got their shiny new stadium funded out of the pockets of the local public. And now we know: committing federal crimes and hacking into computer databases and stealing information from your partners might be bad, but don’t you dare get caught paying too much money to the players!
I’m sure that Braves fans feel like crap now. Their farm system now ranks only 4 or 5 slots above ours.