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Atlanta Braves 40 Man Roster Projections

By Fred Owens

MIAMI, FL - JULY 09: Ronald Acuna #24 of the Atlanta Braves and the World Team swings at a pitch against the U.S. Team during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Marlins Park on July 9, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FL - JULY 09: Ronald Acuna #24 of the Atlanta Braves and the World Team swings at a pitch against the U.S. Team during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game at Marlins Park on July 9, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /
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Atlanta Brave's reliever Ian Krol's rough season could make him a DFA candidate
NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 03: Ian Krol #46 of the Atlanta Braves delivers a pitch in the seventh inning against the New York Mets during Opening Day on April 3, 2017 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

Will you DFA me now?

There are a few candidates in line to be DFA and a couple who could be nontendered.  I see the following as DFA options.

The non tender list is equally easy to create.

  • Ian Krol – fooled people last season but not this and he’s out of options
  • Danny Santana – We have too many utility men who can’t hit and he’s out of options I’d keep Jace before I’d keep Danny
  • Micah Johnson – See above and out of options

Enrique Burgos is out of options as well, they will likely have a look at him in September to see if they think he can make the roster next year.

That’s A Wrap

I’m sure I failed to protect or DFA or nontendered your favorite player(s); sorry about that.  This scenario has at least 10 roster spots relatively easily available and plenty of room to allow fans to have a look at Acuna in September. . . if they want to do that and as Alan suggested, I’m not sure they do.

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Bear in mind that this is just a projection and things will change between now and Rule 5 draft day.  While I expect trades I’m not sure they happen quickly or be the one’s most expect.

It is quite possible we’ll have significant changes to the roster by the time winter meetings and the Rule 5 Draft are upon us. One thing I am sure of is that the trade won’t please everyone. After all it’s baseball.

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