Braves' best newcomer is $1.25M slugger after .962 OPS start to 2026
This was not the offseason signing fans would've expected to be the best this past offseason.
Braves' best newcomer is $1. 25M slugger after . 962 OPS start to 2026 originally appeared on The Sporting News .
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . This past offseason, the Atlanta Braves made a few interesting additions to the roster. While the Ha-Seong Kim injury ordeal soured a bit of the feelings of the offseason, the new faces that joined the team have played very well.
Robert Suarez is dominant, while Mauricio Dubon has been incredible as the temporary shortstop. Along with Mike Yastrezemski, one of those three Braves pickups seemingly would've been the best of the offseason. However, as Tim Britton of The Athletic highlighted, the Braves' best offseason addition was none of those three.
Instead, it was a $1. 25 million and . 962 OPS slugger, Dominic Smith.