After largely eschewing outside improvement last offseason en route to a fourth-place finish in the National League East, the Braves have suddenly become one of MLB’s most active teams in free agency over the last 24 hours.
Atlanta signed relief pitcher Robert Suarez, who led the National League with 40 saves in 2025, to a three-year, $45 million contract on Thursday and inked outfielder Mike Yastrzemski to a two-year, $23 million deal Wednesday night. Both deals were somewhat surprising; the Braves had retained incumbent closer Raisel Iglesias on a one-year, $16 million pact last month and already rostered three starting outfielders in Ronald Acuna Jr., Michael Harris II and Jurickson Profar. But the front office clearly felt more talent was needed after the Braves’ win total decreased by 13 wins last season as they slumped to a 76–86 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2017.
