Atlanta Braves president John Hart committed to long-term goals to groom young talent

Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez, right, talks with John Hart, president of baseball operations, during a March spring training baseball workout in Kissimmee, Fla. - photo by David Goldman

0717Braves — Atlanta Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez, right, talks with John Hart, president of baseball operations, during a March spring training baseball workout in Kissimmee, Fla. - photo by David Goldman

ATLANTA — President of baseball operations John Hart is staying on the rebuilding course he set for the Atlanta Braves last winter. “We didn’t say during the offseason that we had put together a team that was going to run for the roses,” Hart told The Associated Press on Thursday. “We wanted to be competitive.

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