Braves Hall of Fame  third baseman Chipper Jones is at spring training through the end of February in his role as a team special assistant.

After the first full-squad workout Monday, he talked with reporters about the status of the team entering the fourth season of its rebuild and discussed top prospect Ronald Acuna and other matters including the third-base battle.

> More: Chipper's thoughts of new GM Alex Anthopoulos

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