Atlanta Braves Morning Chop: the Other Side of the Deal
Braves Tracking Stock (BATRK) Jumps
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Just take a gander at BATRK this morning. That’s the Atlanta Braves tracking stock that Liberty Media created last year. You could have gotten in on the ground floor at around $14 a share.
Late last week we observed the news that the Marlins might soon be sold… at a price of more than double their Forbes valuation.
At that time, I noted that the price of BATRK was $19.60… still up significantly from the price it held for most of the first three months of its existence.
This morning? $21.50… up over 10% since that announcement about the Marlins.
Y’all just need to listen to me more!
Minor League Move
From our friend and contributor, Ryan Cothran:
#Braves released Steve Janas. Thought he deserved a callup last year. Wish him luck in next org.
— Ryan Cothran (@baldheaded1der) February 13, 2017
I actually had Janas on my personal shortlist for being part of this weekend’s trade to the Reds.
Janas got significant attention in 2015 by throwing a near-perfect game with the Carolina Mudcats. He had already been pitching like a Cy Young guy on a rehab stint that season (0.49 ERA in 6 starts, 37 innings).
However, immediately after that contest, he went on the disabled list (just avoiding the bus crash incident) and was never quite the same afterwards (but then, who could be?), posting a AA ERA of 4.87 and being switched to a relief role last year.
Still, a 3.31 AAA ERA for a guy still under 25 years old would seem to be valuable, so this is a surprise.
Hopefully there’s nothing more to this story as he should easily be able to latch on to another club.