Eight players for the Atlanta Braves will not return in 2024.
There could be big changes coming to the Braves roster this offseason.
The Atlanta Braves’ offseason got started earlier than hoped after the Braves got bounced in the NLDS by the Phillies once again. Philadelphia played their brains out and deserve credit for that, but it sure didn’t help that the Braves’ record-breaking offense failed to show up in the series and the pitching staff gave up some big swings and big innings in route to early playoff exit.
While you don’t want to draw too many conclusions about the results of a short series because, well, it is just four games, what was laid bare was that the Braves had a real depth problem with their pitching staff heading into the playoffs. Max Fried’s recovery from a blister went down to the wire, Charlie Morton and Kyle Wright were out due to injuries, and Atlanta simply didn’t have a lot of arms in the bullpen that they could completely trust. In the postseason, that is a big problem and one that we could see them try to fix heading into 2024.
Here are 8 Atlanta Braves players that won’t be coming back in 2024
For the most part, the Braves’ offense is set. While they didn’t have a good series against the Phillies, the lineup is Atlanta’s strength right now. It is possible that we could see them address left field during the offseason, but exercising Eddie Rosario’s relatively inexpensive option for 2024 seems more likely. The bulk of the roster turnover next season seems likely to come with the Braves’ pitching staff which has several pending free agents and contract options that may necessitate some tough choices.
Lets take a look at the Braves players that may not be coming back next season.
There were three position players on the list for Atlanta including Nicky Lopez, Andrew Velasquez, and Sam Hilliard. The six remaining players are pitchers and include Kolby Allard, Yonny Chirinos, Ben Heller, Michael Soroka, Michael Tonkin, and Huascar Ynoa.
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Atlanta Braves, World Series MVP Jorge Soler target of lawsuit
ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A lawsuit has been filed in Cobb County Superior Court against the Atlanta Braves and 2021 World Series MVP Jorge Soler, alleging the team’s former outfielder threw a baseball into a Truist Park crowd and struck a fan in the eye.
According to the Oct. 25, 2023, lawsuit, Soler threw the ball into the stands on Oct. 29, 2021, during game three of the World Series between the Braves and Houston Astros. Soler threw the ball, according to the lawsuit, “overhand, with a great deal of speed and force.”
Soler “threw the ball with such force and speed that it hit” the plaintiff, identified as Mayra Norris, “with such force and speed that it hit Ms. Norris directly in her right eye causing extensive and excruciating injury.”
The lawsuit said Norris had no time to react or avoid the ball’s impact. The alleged incident happened when the ball was not in play.
The lawsuit claims the Braves failed to “maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition” and did not “prevent reckless and dangerous conditions of which it knew or should have known.” It is also asking for general and compensatory damages to be determined during a trial.
Norris was taken to a medical treatment office at the stadium, the lawsuit said, where “photographs were taken of her injuries” and a report filed with the Braves.
Soler hit a leadoff home run in game one of the 2021 World Series; hit a pinch-hit go-head home run in game four; and another homer in game six. He was named the team’s World Series MVP, but wasn’t re-signed during the Braves’ offseason.
In March 2022, Soler signed a three-year contract with the Miami Marlins. In 2023, he was named to the National League roster for the MLB All-Star Game. He resides in Florida.
The Braves organization said they had no comment.
Atlanta News First has reached out to Soler’s agent for comment.
