Another piece of piss off news: due to his mental health, the Atlanta Brave’s most gifted player has announced his abrupt retirement, making a strong statement and saying an emotional goodbye to the club and supporters.
Not to be outdone, but the most talented player for the Atlanta Braves has announced his early retirement due to mental health issues. He made a powerful statement and said the team and fans farewell with emotion.
The Atlanta Braves will start a pitcher other than Max Fried on Opening Day for the first time since 2023. The Braves recently declared that Spencer Strider will start the Opening Day game. For the past three years, Fried has started on Opening Day. Prior to Fried, Michael Soroka was the player who did not start on Opening Day in 2024.
As most of you know, Fried will be available as a free agent at the end of the season. The Atlanta Braves‘ retention percentage is low when it comes to re-signing their best players who are about to become free agents. Just take a look at the most recent crop of prominent Atlanta players to hit free agency.
The likelihood of us getting Fried back is not good. However, that does not imply that this will be his final season. Is Strider’s selection as the Opening Day starter a way of telling Fried to get over it? That isn’t the case, in my opinion, either. This pitching staff could rank among the greatest in Major League Baseball. Fried, Strider, Sale, Morton, and, temporarily, Lopez. It only serves as evidence of the Braves’ skill on the mound.
This may also be related to relaxation, as our own Lindsay Crosby noted on the Braves Today podcast. Though there are a lot of variables that go into why Strider starts on Opening Day, none of them point to Fried’s departure at the end of the season. Business is business, always.
