"There's not a whole lot of mystery surrounding the Braves' offseason needs. Ha-Seong Kim declining his player option leaves them back at square one at shortstop. They need more depth in a rotation that was battered by injury. They're potentially losing three high-leverage relievers (Raisel Iglesias, Pierce Johnson and Tyler Kinley) to free agency. President of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said on Tuesday that starting pitching and shortstop will take precedence early in the offseason."
"Cutting Kinley and Johnson saved the Braves $11.5MM. Another $16MM came off the books once Kim opted out. Some of that is offset by raises for Ronald Acuña Jr., Spencer Strider, Aaron Bummer and Reynaldo López. The Braves have $176.5MM committed to 12 players, though they're likely to have one of the sport's lightest arbitration classes. Dylan Lee and Nick Allen might be the only two arbitration-eligible players whom they tender contracts, and they'd project for less than $4MM between the two of them."
Ha-Seong Kim declined his player option, leaving the Braves back at square one at shortstop. The rotation needs more depth following injuries. The club could lose three high-leverage relievers — Raisel Iglesias, Pierce Johnson and Tyler Kinley — to free agency. Alex Anthopoulos said starting pitching and shortstop will take precedence early in the offseason. The Braves declined club options on Johnson and Kinley; Kinley could have been retained for $5.5MM after posting a 0.72 ERA in 25 innings. Cutting Kinley and Johnson saved $11.5MM, and Kim's opt-out removed another $16MM. Some savings will be offset by arbitration raises and existing contracts, leaving room for free-agent additions.
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