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MLB trade deadline 2024: Front office execs with most at stake

Alex Anthopoulos, president of baseball operations, Atlanta Braves: The last time Ronald Acuna Jr. tore his ACL, the Braves were 46-47 and looked primed to punt on the 2021 season. Anthopoulos refused, added four outfielders at next to no cost and won the World Series. Hunting for value might wind up the preferred course of action here, too, but that doesn't lessen the understanding that the Braves are smack in the middle of their winning window and sometimes a season simply isn't what it could -- or even should -- be. If the Braves weren't set up so well -- and they still are, to be clear -- Anthopoulos would deserve a place on the main list. Between the lack of high-impact players and Atlanta's place in its contention cycle, Anthopoulos' go-big-or-go-home instinct might not suit this particular version of the Braves, who at 49-39 still remain in position to host a wild-card series.

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