Braves GM teases potential blockbuster trade deadline target in recent interview
If you are looking at baseball general managers who are the masters of “saying nothing” while physically speaking a lot of words, Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos is at or near the top of the list. Notorious for keeping the Braves’ front office locked down when it comes to information, Anthopoulos has become rather adept at answering anything resembling a speculative question with a healthy mix of “we aren’t going to divulge our plans or negotiate in public” along with clever word salads that talk around the question without answering it.
To be fair, the approach has served the Braves very well as the team has been able to negotiate trades for guys like Chris Sale, Matt Olson, and Sean Murphy mostly outside the microscope of the sports news cycle. Without having to deal with pressure from the public, the front office has arguably been able to get deals done that wouldn’t have otherwise and that is a good thing.
Still, Anthopoulos does have a little bit of troll in him which was on full display recently during an interview on 680 The Fan. Toward the end of the interview, he mentioned that the Braves had checked in on the availability of a “good player” and that his son was quite excited about it.
