The Braves appear to be operating as a player exchange, trading for players they don’t want, then finding value for them elsewhere:

The Atlanta Braves acquired infielder David Fletcher and catcher Max Stassi from the Los Angeles Angels for first baseman Evan White and left-handed reliever Tyler Thomas on Friday, the team announced, continuing a money-juggling effort in the wake of a previous trade.

At the beginning of the winter meetings, Atlanta dealt for outfielder Jarred Kelenic and a pair of higher-paid players: White and pitcher Marco Gonzales. During the meetings, the Braves flipped Gonzales and his $12 million salary to Pittsburgh along with cash in exchange for a player to be named later.

White, who is owed $17 million for the remaining two guaranteed seasons and the buyout on his contract, was the latest to move — and is unlikely to be the last. Stassi, sources said, will almost certainly be traded as well, with Atlanta already boasting a pair of catchers (Sean Murphy and Travis d’Arnaud) and Stassi owed $7 million in 2024.

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You sometimes see this on a small scale, usually in a three-way trade. Or you see teams take a bunch of non-prospects in a salary dump. The Braves, however, are taking players with value, and then finding a trading partner that needs that value. They help improve other teams a little bit while improving themselves even more.

For all the talk of analytics in the game, the Braves front office might have the best understanding of the economics of the game. This allows them to constantly improve while keeping their payroll reasonable. The results have been impressive.