Alternatively, Anthopoulos could bank on some of those prospects contributing next season, like one Spencer Schwellenbach did this year. However, it’s most likely AA dips into the free agent market in order to build up the 2025 Braves squad. A few days ago fans got some great news in regards to Anthopoulos’ free agency pathway…he will have money to spend.This is a huge sigh of relief for Braves fans, who have often been skeptic about the front office ponying up the dough for the best players. However, in recent years the front office has been more than willing to spend the neccessary money needed to field a good baseball team.
In fact the Braves entered 2024 with an estimated $223 million in payroll. At last year’s trade deadline Anthopoulos stated that Atlanta’s luxury tax number was just under the $277 million threshold (which is third tier of penalizati