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Old 06-04-2014, 11:59 AM   #5537
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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho View Post
I think what's left out of the "Braves way" equation is that the Braves didn't just rely on young kids from their system. Yes, there were a lot of those.

But the Braves also signed Sid Bream and Terry Pendleton as free agents to help supplement the young position talent. They brought in John Smoltz via a very shrewd (and lucky - was done before Schuerholz got there) trade. And they made good acquisitions/signings as time went on (Fred McGriff... Greg Maddux... etc).
When you really think about the Braves who they drafted I guess you had Justice, Gant, Deion, Glavine, Avery?, then you had Chipper and Javier Lopez come later but a lot of their stars were trades and free agency.
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