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Atlanta Braves’ new priorities: scouting, defense,… and winning.

By Alan Carpenter

ATLANTA, GA - MAY 23: Matt Kemp #27 of the Atlanta Braves fills up with sunflower seeds before taking the field against the Pittsburgh Pirates at SunTrust Park on May 23, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - MAY 23: Matt Kemp #27 of the Atlanta Braves fills up with sunflower seeds before taking the field against the Pittsburgh Pirates at SunTrust Park on May 23, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 10: Lane Adams #16 of the Atlanta Braves is doused by Micah Johnson #2 after hitting a 10th inning two-run walkoff home run against the Miami Marlins at SunTrust Park on September 10, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – SEPTEMBER 10: Lane Adams #16 of the Atlanta Braves is doused by Micah Johnson #2 after hitting a 10th inning two-run walkoff home run against the Miami Marlins at SunTrust Park on September 10, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images) /

A-listers got a private Q&A with Alex Anthopoulos on Thursday.  A few answers should get the attention of all Braves’ fans.

Special thanks to Stacy (@SlmSolo on twitter) for semi-live-tweeting the session on Thursday as Atlanta Braves‘ GM Alex Anthopoulos answered the questions of ticket-buyers along with CEO Terry McGwirk.

There’s a lot of good information posted about this event on her timeline, but I’m going to focus on just a few points:

Scouting

Think that might just be a passing comment?  Guess again:  here’s a line from AA’s Wikipedia page (emphasis added):

"Anthopoulos was also instrumental in doubling the size of the Blue Jays’ scouting department, growing it to 54 scouts in various positions. The 2010 draft, the first with Anthopoulos in charge, resulted in a highly successful draft with a number of players picked eventually enjoying significant playing careers in the majors, including Aaron Sanchez and Noah Syndergaard."

That other comment about using International monies for trading?  Yeah, I think he probably had something already in mind since Jim Johnson was shipped along with that $1.2m voucher to Anaheim later that same day.

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