Evan Gattis (24) is greeted by Justin Upton. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
Since late July, I have been an advocate for the rebuild that the Atlanta Braves are now in the midst of performing.
But even in my wild dreams, I didn’t go nearly as far as John Hart has – with breathtaking pace and results.
Of course, my plan actually left the Braves with a functional offense – retaining Jason Heyward and Evan Gattis. That subject is going to be the one we most scrutinize for the season that’s still relentlessly approaching, though I can tell already that a common theme will be this: “well, we couldn’t score last year when we had those guys, so we’re no worse off now.”
But let’s take a look at what happened yesterday… and what has happened in the bigger picture. Please hit NEXT above to begin.