![]() Braves Sign John Buck To Minor League Deal Still not a rave review, to be sure, but better than some might have expected given appearances. However, the grade above reflects not how well Atlanta has prepared itself for the coming season but rather our perception of the quality of the team's multi-year plan and the success with which it has executed the first part of it. ![]() Coming off a season in which they scored the second-fewest runs in baseball, they traded three of their only four regulars who posted an OPS+ above league average in 2014, and the best hitter they added is Markakis, whose 107 OPS+ would have ranked fifth on the 2014 team. If this grade were solely for the Braves' 2015 outlook, it would be difficult not to flunk them outright. While that might leave a lot of people scratching their heads and wondering just what in the world is going on down here, some people understand, and Sports Illustrated understood what was going on enough to where they at least gave the Braves a passing grade for their offseason. ![]() ![]() Instead, John Hart and Friends have decided to rebuild the whole thing here in Atlanta. The Braves have been one of the most active teams in all of baseball this offseason, but it hasn't been one of those offseasons where they were trying to win the Hot Stove season. BRAVES NEWS SI: Braves Get C+ Grade For Offseason So Far ![]()
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