Can Walt Weiss’s Surprise Strategy Keep the Atlanta Braves Dominating MLB?
“Walt has more of a fiery personality. He’s into UFC and fighting and stuff,” Harris told Yahoo Sports. “He’s the big bad wolf.”
Weiss, who helped oversee a nearly total refresh of the coaching staff, entered spring training with a very specific, very unique task. The continuity of Atlanta’s roster meant that most of the players were already familiar with him. But the new skipper wanted his group to see Weiss, the Manager, as an altogether different character than Weiss, the Bench Coach. He spent much of the winter ruminating on how to establish and communicate that dynamic, pondering on his opening message for spring training.



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