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Most of Braves Country expects Alex Anthopoulos to let Max Fried walk in free agency, but according to a recent report from Jim Bowden of The Athletic,\u00a0they aren\u2019t going down without a fight.<\/p>\n

In response to a question about how likely it is for Atlanta to go after Jordan Montgomery or Zach Littell in a trade, Bowden dropped a bit of information that we could\u2019ve assumed, but now we have definitive proof that the Braves are trying to sign Fried. However, it\u2019s not only Fried; the club is also trying to re-sign Charlie Morton.<\/p>\n

How likely is it the\u00a0Braves\u00a0go after Jordan Montgomery or maybe\u00a0Zack Littell\u00a0(from the\u00a0Rays) if they can\u2019t re-sign Max Fried, or do they roll with what they\u2019ve got and hope one of\u00a0Bryce Elder,\u00a0Ian Anderson,\u00a0AJ Smith-Shawver\u00a0or\u00a0Hurston Waldrep\u00a0can hold down a spot in the rotation? \u2014 Jeremy P.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Braves are trying to re-sign both Fried and Charlie Morton and have also kicked the tires on several other free-agent starting pitchers who would rank ahead of Montgomery. They\u2019re also high on their young starters, both in the majors and in the pipeline, and since they really don\u2019t have a bad contract to offer in exchange for Montgomery, I don\u2019t see a fit unless the Diamondbacks are willing to eat most of his contract, which I don\u2019t think they\u2019ll do (at least at this time).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Max Fried is expected to garner a free agent deal worth anywhere from $150 to $200 million over six years, while Charlie Morton is looking at another one-year deal between $15 and $20 million.<\/p>\n

Morton feels almost assuredly an Atlanta Brave in 2025 if the club wants him back. It\u2019s just a matter of what number works for both sides. On the other hand, Fried is much less likely.<\/p>\n

It was always going to be difficult to go toe-to-toe with the likes of the Mets, Dodgers, and Yankees for Fried\u2019s services, but the Orioles, Blue Jays, and Red Sox are also reportedly interested in the southpaw.<\/p>\n

There are more clubs in need of starting pitchers than there are available. Simple supply and demand tells us that the Braves are going to have to come out of their comfort zone if they want to land Fried or another marquee starting pitcher.<\/p>\n

Yusei Kikuchi just signed a three-year, $63 million to join the Los Angeles Angels. He\u2019s the first significant starting pitcher to come off the market, and if he can get $21 million annually over three years, the Braves must be willing to go much further than that to retain Max Fried.<\/p>\n

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David J. Griffin\/Icon Sportswire<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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