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Braves face uncertain future as spring training opens

Atlanta Braves pitcher Shelby Miller, center, stretches while talking with teammates from left, Alex Wood, Craig Kimbrel and Braeden Schlehuber before an informal spring training baseball workout Friday in Kissimmee, Fla. - photo by Associated Press

0222Braves — Atlanta Braves pitcher Shelby Miller, center, stretches while talking with teammates from left, Alex Wood, Craig Kimbrel and Braeden Schlehuber before an informal spring training baseball workout Friday in Kissimmee, Fla. - photo by Associated Press

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — It's been more than two decades since very few baseball experts gave the Atlanta Braves a legitimate shot to win the NL East. But most of those teams had guys named Smoltz, Glavine and Maddux, Chipper, to name a few. They also had Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox running the show.

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