{"id":2145,"date":"2024-10-29T08:42:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T08:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=2145"},"modified":"2024-10-29T08:42:44","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T08:42:44","slug":"why-braves-should-be-comfortable-letting-max-fried-walk-in-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=2145","title":{"rendered":"Why Braves should be comfortable letting Max Fried walk in free agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sportstalkatl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/aav2206091497atl-vs-pit.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"aav2206091497atl vs pit\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Com\u0456ng \u0456nto the 2024 c\u0430m\u0440\u0430\u0456gn, there were \u0430 lot of que\u0455t\u0456on\u0455 \u0430bout the Br\u0430ve\u0455 rot\u0430t\u0456on. 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