Tom Glavine sees the same “footprint” being put in place that led the Atlanta Braves to a World Series title during his Hall of Fame career.
The Braves finished 67-95 last season, 23 games behind in the National League East. They overturned their roster and farm system with a series of trades and a focus on stockpiling young arms. It’s a familiar approach for Glavine, who came up with the Braves in 1989 and spent 15 seasons with Atlanta.
“I know when I came through the minor leagues, it was a similar process to where it seemed every year they were loading up on arms in the draft and trying to rebuild the organization through the arms and add a few players along the way,” Glavine said. “But it certainly seems like that’s what they’re trying to do again is load up on arms, either for guys that are going to get here to the big leagues or guys that are going to be used as pieces of trades to go and get other guys.
“It’s a footprint,” he added, “that has worked well here in the past and one that they certainly seem to be trying to get back to.”
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