First, the Braves do run a tight ship. I have been present on more than one occasion where Alex Anthopoulos has stated that his goal is for the media to find out about a signing or a trade at the same time everyone else does. I think there is another important distinction as well. Sometimes rumors are nothing more than due diligence.
While leaking nothing is the stated goal for the Front Office, it hasn't always happened that way. I have an example from each of the last four offseasons. The first one is my favorite because I remember making fun of it when it was reported. Atlanta was first linked to free agent Marcell Ozuna in mid-November of 2019. At the time, they had too many outfielders and it seemed far-fetched. Two months later, Ozuna agreed to a one-year deal.
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