After going through this entire season with a light cloud of speculation surrounding the future of the managerial role of the Atlanta Braves, the clouds have opened up and rained down a maelstrom of news: Brian Snitker’s ninth full season season as manager of the Braves will be his last one as the team confirmed that they would not be renewing his contract and will instead allow him to transition into an advisory role with the organization.

While this news certainly came as a surprise, it’s hard to say that this is a shock, either. Again, there had always been open (but light) speculation concerning Brian Snitker’s future with the ballclub so it wasn’t hugely surprising that this day would actually come. Still, it’s pretty tough to imagine that this would’ve been the final go-around for s

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