Asking Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos about Jacob deGrom, without saying ‘Jacob deGrom’

“We’ve got four guys who basically have jobs in that rotation,” he said. “The fifth spot is open. Whether that’s [Mike] Soroka, Ian Anderson, Kyle Muller, Bryce Elder, Kolby Allard and so on. As we sit here today, unless we acquire somebody else, those guys will all be competing for the five spot.”
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“From an outside perspective, there’s [a perception of], the Braves are great at doing extensions with their own guys and wouldn’t necessarily be a franchise that will go big on starting pitching free agent. Is that a fair characterization generally?”

“No,” Anthopoulos said.

“Do you think that’s too general?”

“I think that’s too general. I’ve been here the last five years, going into year six. If we think something makes sense for the organization, we do it. We’ve done all kinds of things.