The Atlanta Braves are unlikely to make the playoffs this year, signaling that it’s already time to start looking ahead to next season. Manager Brian Snitker is likely not to be re-signed once his contract expires.
“Because of that consistent recent success, Snit would normally be afforded a ‘mulligan’ year—even though going from the second-best preseason World Series odds to possibly the third-best odds of winning the draft lottery is a pretty serious mulligan,” Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller wrote. “At 69, though, he's already the oldest manager in the National League by a several-year margin and was likely to retire at the end of this season, which is the last one in his current contract.”
Pitching coach Rick Kranitz might be on his way out as well.
“With that said, the Braves cannot be successful in 2026 without fixing whatever problems they have with keeping their pitchers healthy. The organizational depth clearly isn't built to withstand the rash of injuries that has hit Atlanta's rotation the past few seasons, and at the end of the day Kranitz may not be built for it either,” HTHB’s Chase Owens wrote.
In an interesting report, Braves offseason addition Jurickson Profar could be on the way out after disappointing Braves fans from the very beginning.
“Atlanta keeping Profar doesn't change the fact that the outfielder will still be on thin ice. The veteran is going to need more than a handful of nice moments to win back a frustrated fan base. It will take a solid season of production and help push the franchise back into the postseason chase. Until the outfielder is traded or this happens, there is still going to be a level of frustration with the poor choice Profar made. Something that will continue to define the outfielder's time in Atlanta for the foreseeable future,” ATL All Day’s Nick Halden wrote.
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Profar hasn’t had the best experience during his Braves career. In the first week of the season, he was suspended, leaving a sour taste in the mouths of Braves fans. Profar was Atlanta’s big free-agent signing and quickly became a regret. His time in Atlanta could be coming to an end soon.