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Alex Anthopoulos’ fingerprints already on Braves roster

The Braves' 25-man roster as of April 7 includes nine players (36 percent of roster) acquired since Alex Anthopolous became general manager Nov. 13, plus another on the DL. Preston Tucker was acquired Dec. 20 from Astros for a player to be named. Tucker has started all seven games in left field: .435 BA (10-for-23), 2 HRs, 9 RBIs, 2 doubles, slash line of .435/.462/.783. Ryan Flaherty signed as a free agent March 26 after he was released by the Phillies. Flaherty has started all seven games at third base:
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April 7, 2018

The Braves hired Alex Anthopolous as general manager in mid-November, and he has quickly made his mark on the team’s 25-man roster.

Anthopolous notably did not make a major transaction during the offseason, except for the salary-dumping trade with the Dodgers that sent Matt Kemp to Los Angeles and brought Brandon McCarthy, Charlie Culberson, Adrian Gonzalez (designated for assignment soon after as a condition of the trade) and Scott Kazmir (released during spring training) to the Braves.

However, he made enough small moves through the end of spring training that nine of the 25 players on the active roster as of April 7 (plus Josh Ravin, who is on the disabled list) were acquired by Anthopoulos.

Check out the video above to see those 10 players and a look at their stats a little more than a week into the season.

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David Wellham has worked as an editor and content producer at the AJC since 2006, but his knowledge of sports in metro Atlanta and Georgia dates to much earlier. He uses his institutional knowledge to help the AJC provide in-depth coverage of area sports and sports teams. David can be reached at 404-526-5424 and dwellham@ajc.com.

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