Braves: Braves New Manager and Offseason News

[BhamToTexas]

Braves name Walt Weiss new manager

ATLANTA -- Walt Weiss has served as Brian Snitker’s top lieutenant over the past eight seasons. Now, he will be calling the shots in Atlanta. Weiss was named the Braves’ manager on Monday, the club announced. He is just the fourth person to fill this role since his mentor Bobby

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[DzynKingRTR]

Incest continues with the Braves.

Dear Liberty MEDIA

You can go outside the organization to find a manager.

 

[BamaNation]

Braves promote bench coach Weiss to manager

The Braves on Monday hired Walt Weiss, who has been Atlanta's bench coach since 2018, as their new manager to replace Brian Snitker.

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[CrimsonNagus]

Fire AA now!

What a crappy start to the off season. Just gonna be more of the same from a Snit boy. This organization really needed a fresh take but nope, cheap and familiar is AA’s mantra.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

 

[BhamToTexas]

Weiss embraces responsibility, expectations as Braves manager

ATLANTA -- Walt Weiss didn’t learn he had gotten his dream job until Monday. But he spent the past month knowing he was the right man to become just the fourth Braves manager over the past 35 years. “There was no doubt in my mind I was the best person

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[BamaNation]

Nothing says Braves more than (re)-signing an injured 36-yo pitcher to an $18mm contract

Sale's ERA was pretty great (2.68) in 2025 and his 2024 Cy Young probably got him the extension, but what will he do in 2026? That's the key question.

The Atlanta Braves have exercised their club option on left-hander Chris Sale, who will make $18 million in 2026, a source confirmed to ESPN.

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And Anthopolous invokes The G.O.A.T. in explaining expectations...

"(Making the playoffs), that's just a standard that we've set here," Anthopoulos said. "And that's a credit to Snit, to Bobby Cox, to (former general manager) John Schuerholz that have set the standard here. You know, you guys like Nick Saban, the standard is the standard, and it is. We expect to be in the playoffs year in and year out. So, you know, this is a real responsibility, and we owed it to make sure that we left no stone unturned and were as thorough as we could be, even if it was someone that was already internal."

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Let's hope that Anthopoulos, Weiss et al. uphold the standard and improve on it by actually winning a series or three once they get to the playoffs.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

Nothing says Braves more than (re)-signing an injured 36-yo pitcher to an $18mm contract

Sale's ERA was pretty great (2.68) in 2025 and his 2024 Cy Young probably got him the extension, but what will he do in 2026? That's the key question.




And Anthopolous invokes The G.O.A.T. in explaining expectations...



Let's hope that Anthopoulos, Weiss et al. uphold the standard and improve on it by actually winning a series or three once they get to the playoffs.

Ozzie Albies will be back as well. You know the guy that sucked most of the year and then when it didn't matter anymore started playing better. That guy is back.

 

[selmaborntidefan]

Nothing says Braves more than (re)-signing an injured 36-yo pitcher to an $18mm contract

Sale's ERA was pretty great (2.68) in 2025 and his 2024 Cy Young probably got him the extension, but what will he do in 2026? That's the key question.




And Anthopolous invokes The G.O.A.T. in explaining expectations...



Let's hope that Anthopoulos, Weiss et al. uphold the standard and improve on it by actually winning a series or three once they get to the playoffs.

For a smart guy, Bobby Cox never once learned you need a lights out closer to win it all.
He had it that one year when Wohlers converted 25 of 29 saves.

But he died the night Leyritz took him deep to tie Game Four of the World Series, too.

 

[tusks_n_raider]

For a smart guy, Bobby Cox never once learned you need a lights out closer to win it all.
He had it that one year when Wohlers converted 25 of 29 saves.

But he died the night Leyritz took him deep to tie Game Four of the World Series, too.

He had one from 2001-2003 with Smoltz but he lucked or unlucked into it depending on how one looks at it since that meant Smoltz wasn’t starting.

But Smoltzie was 154/168 for a 91.6% Save Rate

That’s #2 All-Time in MLB history and 2 spots better than Mariano Rivera

One of those early 00’s teams should have made the WS and/or Won it and maybe especially 2002.

But we’re the Braves and almost always get upset by a lesser team.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

One thing I have liked so far is Weiss has cleaned house with coaches and getting new guys

 

[CrimsonNagus]

Hopefully, the 2 from the Mets do not bring that Mets voodoo with them.

 

[BhamToTexas]

Braves decline options on 2 standout relievers, creating payroll flexibility​

Braves decline options on 2 standout relievers, creating payroll flexibility

ATLANTA -- Bringing Ozzie Albies and Chris Sale back for at least one more season was expected. Bidding adieu to a pair of projected key relievers wasn’t. The Braves exercised Sale’s $18 million club option and Albies’ $7 million option before Thursday’s deadline. But they unexpectedly declined...

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