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Season over and early decisions in Atlanta — NL East roundup
No NL East teams played yesterday, but in Atlanta, Alex Anthopoulos has already kicked off the Braves’ offseason discussion after their NLDS exit.
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There were no games on the schedule for NL East clubs yesterday, but it was still a newsy day for the division’s standard-bearer in Atlanta, where the offseason conversation is already underway.
Atlanta Braves: from NL East crown to tough questions
The Atlanta Braves, who topped the NL East at 94-68, saw their postseason run come to an end in the NLDS, where the Los Angeles Dodgers knocked them out in four games. As covered by MLB Trade Rumors, president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos met the media for the team’s end-of-season press conference.
According to MLB Trade Rumors, Anthopoulos addressed three major topics: the club’s pending free agents, the makeup of the starting rotation for 2027, and the situation of Jurickson Profar. The summary does not detail specific decisions, but the fact these issues are already on the agenda underlines that the Braves’ winter planning has started in earnest.
For a team that just controlled the division, how Atlanta handles its free agents and rotation will shape its bid to stay atop an NL East where the Philadelphia Phillies (88-74) remain close behind, and the Miami Marlins (80-82), Washington Nationals (77-85) and New York Mets (74-88) are still trying to close the gap.
Dodgers move on as Brewers await in NLCS
The Dodgers, who ended Atlanta’s season, are already focused on the next step. MLB Trade Rumors reports that the Dodgers and the Milwaukee Brewers have announced their rosters for the National League Championship Series, which opens tonight in Wisconsin.
As noted by MLB Trade Rumors, the 103-win Brewers advanced by defeating the San Diego Padres in four games in the NLDS and will hand the ball in Game 1 to Jacob Misiorowski, described as the frontrunner for the NL Cy Young Award. The 100-win Dodgers will now try to back up their NLDS win over the Braves by taking down Milwaukee for the league pennant.
For NL East fans, the NLCS will help frame the offseason challenge: catching up to powerhouses like Milwaukee and Los Angeles, while clubs like Atlanta are already weighing how to tweak strong cores to keep pace.