Greeson: Braves enter offseason with questions about Dansby and money

AP photo by Matt Slocum / Atlanta Braves second baseman Orlando Arcia looks on as right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. runs in to pick up the ball on an RBI single by the Philadelphia Phillies' Rhys Hoskins during the sixth inning Saturday in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 8-3, wrapping up the NL Division Series in four games. AP photo by Matt Slocum / Atlanta Braves second baseman Orlando Arcia looks on as right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. runs in to pick up the ball on an RBI single by the Philadelphia Phillies' Rhys Hoskins during the sixth inning Saturday in Philadelphia. The Phillies won 8-3, wrapping up the NL Division Series in four games.

By Jay Greeson October 18, 2022 5 min read

The Braves were bounced from the playoffs over the weekend.

You may have heard about it in real time, or you may just now be waking up from a 72-hour, “We finally beat Bama” bender filled with cigar smoke and orange-tinted moonshine.

And if the latter is the case, where are we watching the Georgia game?

But a year after capturing the imagination of every Southerner who remembers fondly the two great Dales in a 3 and making all of us believe that Skip Carey was watching down with a styrofoam tomahawk in one hand and a Budweiser in the other, the Atlanta Braves wilted.

Now comes another difficult offseason centered around a very popular player and clubhouse leader who is headed to free agency.