Perhaps there is still hope that Max Fried will stick around after all. In what sounds like a bold prediction, based on the current landscape, Forbes’ Bernie Pleskoff predicts that he will stay with ...
“Count this writer among those that feel Max Fried returns to Atlanta,” he wrote. Throughout the piece, it’s clear the reasoning is the Braves can’t afford to lose him in the rotation.
If Fried rejects the qualifying offer, he continues into free agency, and the Braves will get a compensatory draft pick. SAN DIEGO, CA - OCTOBER 01: Max Fried #54 of the Atlanta Braves looks on ...
Max Fried declined the qualifying offer ... Fried declining it doesn’t change his situation — or the Braves’ offseason. This was the expected outcome, and he’ll remain a free agent.