Can Walt Weiss’s Surprise Strategy Keep the Atlanta Braves Dominating MLB?
“A lot of people were clamoring for change all of a sudden,” Weiss told Yahoo Sports this week. “I said, ‘Man, you know what? Every team other than the Dodgers would be tearing a hole in the paper signing up for our last eight years.’”
And importantly, Weiss is not Snitker.
“We’re very different people, our leadership styles,” he said. “Our personalities are different, but we complemented each other very well.”
Understandably, Braves players were hesitant to compare and contrast the two, not wanting to come off as critical of Snitker, whom they still adore. But Weiss is thought to be more curious, comfortable and eager when it comes to implementing analytics. He’s more of a motivator type, whereas Snitker often adopted a write-the-lineup-and-go-get-’em style that also worked well with a veteran group. Then, of course, there’s Weiss’ physical stature and martial arts expertise.



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