Will the Atlanta Braves find a way to bring a star back to town in 2025?
It's unclear at this point. Ace Max Fried will be a free agent and is projected to receive a deal worth $149 million over six years. He will be expensive, but it would be a great move for the Braves to bring him back.
Fried has eight years of experience under his belt with the Braves and is a two-time All-Star, three-time Gold Glove Award, and World Series champion. Atlanta needs to do everything to bring him back.
Braves president of baseball operations and general manager Alex Anthopoulos made it sound like the team wants him back, according to The Athletic's David O'Brien.
"I was just talking to (Braves chairman) Terry McGuirk earlier today, and we were talking about Max," Anthopoulos said as transcribed by O'Brien "I was just saying how I personally really like Max. Forget the fact that he’s a two-time All-Star, one of the best left-handed starters in the game, and this and that. But the way he’s carried himself, the way he’s handled himself in the community, with us as a front office, obviously with the coaching staff — just think really highly of them, and I admire him.
"Obviously, he’s scheduled to be a free agent. We’d love to have him back, but 30 teams would love to have Max Fried, right? And we’ll see where that goes. But he’s sincere. So it makes sense to me that he’s always been sincere about everything here. You know, these guys that become great players, rightfully so, they become really sought after. So, we’ll see where that goes."
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