I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the Atlanta Braves and their organizational loyalty.

On one hand, loyalty is generally a good thing. Loyalty requires commitment, and it means sticking with someone even through some hard times. It means being there to offer a helping hand when they need it, and in return, they do the same thing for you.

On the other hand, clinging to it as a crutch can lead to sticking with people long after they’ve shown you who they are. Now, this is baseball, and it’s not as serious as a personal relationship. But, it does involve people.

Bringing back Eddie Rosario is probably part of the argument that the Braves are a bit too loyal, or worse, unimaginative.

Having finally more-or-less given up on Jarred Kelenic and with Jurickson Profar suspended, the Braves

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