Whereas the Atlanta Braves could also be underperforming up to now this season, one MLB insider believes their 27-36 document heading into Sunday’s motion will not be sufficient to value supervisor Brian Snitker his job.
In his Sunday column for USA Today, Bob Nightengale wrote that Snitker’s job because the Braves supervisor “seems to be protected for the rest of the season.” Projected to as soon as once more be a contender for the postseason out of the robust Nationwide League East, Atlanta had only a 29.7 p.c probability to make the playoffs (per FanGraphs) earlier than Sunday’s sport in San Francisco.
Whereas Atlanta is struggling this season, Snitker has helped the Braves keep as a mannequin of success throughout his nine-plus seasons because the supervisor. Atlanta has made the postseason in seven consecutive campaigns and captured the World Collection title in 2021.
Nightengale added that Snitker’s contract is ready to run out after this season and the 69-year-old skipper, who was the NL Supervisor of the 12 months in 2018, is anticipated to retire.
With that in thoughts, may an attention-grabbing reunion occur in Atlanta? It seems an ideal storm may very well be brewing if the Braves had been open to bringing again Ron Washington.
Washington, at the moment the supervisor with the Los Angeles Angels, is within the final yr of a two-year assured contract with the franchise. The Angels maintain a membership choice for the 2026 marketing campaign however there has no phrase but on whether or not Washington might be introduced again for subsequent season.
Ought to the Angels determine to half methods with the 73-year-old Washington, the Braves may reunite with him after he spent seven seasons because the workforce’s third base coach and have become well-known for his pregame infield drills which have change into a staple of his time in Anaheim as nicely.
Washington has managed the Texas Rangers and Angels for 10 seasons, and he additionally has the relationships in Atlanta wanted to step proper in for the franchise’s continuity’s sake. Nevertheless, at 73, how lengthy would a Washington-Braves reunion realistically final?
Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos spoke extremely of Washington when he departed the group to move to Anaheim, telling reporters, “He is the whole lot you may need” on the subject of somebody main the workforce.
Might the Braves and Washington come full circle in 2026? Whereas we’re nonetheless not even on the All-Star break of the 2025 season, it is one thing to control in Atlanta and Anaheim.
