When a team wins a championship in any sport, the question always becomes - how long will their championship ‘window' stay open?
For the Atlanta Braves, a young core that has only been bolstered this season with the arrival of yet another young budding superstar in the outfield seemingly leaves the Braves’ window wide open, which Nick Kayal says is a credit to general manager Alex Anthopoulos.
Breaking down the roster into three categories—young pups, players in their prime, and veterans—Kayal credited the Braves front office for setting the team up for continued success.
“Let’s take a moment to appreciate and acknowledge Alex Anthopoulos for doing what you’ve got to do now to win it all, to be really competitive for the next few years, and also not to mortgage your future," he said.
25 & younger - Young pups:
Williams Contreras (24)
Austin Riley (25)
Ozzie Albies (25)
Ronald Acuña Jr. (24)
Spencer Strider (23)
Ian Anderson (24)
Mike Soroka (24)
Michael Harris II - (21)
26-31 - Prime :
Matt Olson (28)
Dansby Swanson (28)
Eddie Rosario (30)
Marcell Ozuna (31)
Max Fried (28)
Kyle Wright (26)
A.J. Minter (28)
Tyler Matzek (31)
Mid to late 30s - Veterans:
Travis d’Arnaud (33)
Adam Duvall (33)
Will Smith (33)
Collin McHugh (35)
Kenley Jansen (34)
Charlie Morton (38)
“Anthopoulos is a wizard. Six veterans, eight guys in their prime, eight young guys..that is a major tip of the cap to the guy running this franchise because they are well positioned today, short-term and long-term moving forward," Kayal said.
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