I have no doubt Charlie Morton is a 'good guy' and you could fill a small book with all the articles describing his 'invaluable club house presence'. But it's not like he was a franchise icon. We've were blessed with a few of those in recent years: Freddie Freeman, Dansby Swanson, Max Fried. Those guys contributed to winning seasons and a WS ring MUCH more than Morton did. They were beloved by the fans and Freddie and Dansby wanted very much to stay in Atlanta (visions of $250M from the Yankees probably kept Max from being too sentimental). And what kind of send-off did these guys get? "Take a hike - you can be replaced". I'm glad Morton and his family had a nice day at Truist, but for me there is a scent of hypocrisy - could AA be hoping that all this special treatment of Morton might make us less mindful of his huge mistakes of not signing any of the others? I hope AA finds it as painful as I will watching Freddie, Dansby, and Max perform on the big stage of the MLB Playoffs next week - while Braves fans get to contemplate a team finishing 10 games below .500.
I have no doubt Charlie Morton is a 'good guy' and you could fill a small book with all the articles describing his 'invaluable club house presence'. But it's not like he was a franchise icon. We've were blessed with a few of those in recent years: Freddie Freeman, Dansby Swanson, Max Fried. Those guys contributed to winning seasons and a WS ring MUCH more than Morton did. They were beloved by the fans and Freddie and Dansby wanted very much to stay in Atlanta (visions of $250M from the Yankees probably kept Max from being too sentimental). And what kind of send-off did these guys get? "Take a hike - you can be replaced". I'm glad Morton and his family had a nice day at Truist, but for me there is a scent of hypocrisy - could AA be hoping that all this special treatment of Morton might make us less mindful of his huge mistakes of not signing any of the others? I hope AA finds it as painful as I will watching Freddie, Dansby, and Max perform on the big stage of the MLB Playoffs next week - while Braves fans get to contemplate a team finishing 10 games below .500.
Braves were gonna pick 4th. The win pushes them back to picking 6th, with only a 4% chance of winning lottery.