— It’s already been discussed a bit here, but MLB came down on the Braves like a ton of bricks. Atlanta lost the bulk of two highly regarded international signing classes, can’t sign anybody on that front for more than $10,000 in the 2019-20 period (they’re already under restrictions up through that time), and lost their 3rd round pick in the next draft. Also, John Coppolella got banned for life, not that anybody was likely to employ him anyway. A lot of the dozen prospects...

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