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Atlanta Braves: Replacements for Brian Snitker

By Benjamin Chase

ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 31: Manager Brian Snitker of the Atlanta Braves argues a call with first base umpire Ted Barrett and is ejected from the game during the fifth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 31, 2017 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CA - MAY 31: Manager Brian Snitker of the Atlanta Braves argues a call with first base umpire Ted Barrett and is ejected from the game during the fifth inning of a game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 31, 2017 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA GA – MAY 22: Bo Porter
ATLANTA GA – MAY 22: Bo Porter /

Bo Porter

After a decade as a minor league and major league player, which finished with two seasons in the Atlanta Braves minor league system, Porter almost immediately found his way into coaching.

Porter was a coach with the Marlins from 2007-2009 and the Diamondbacks in 2011. The Nationals brought Porter on as their third base coach in 2011, and while serving as the Nationals third base coach, he was hired as the Houston Astros manager in 2012. He lost significant games in 2013, but that was expected with the Astros at that point in their rebuild. However, when Porter confronted the front office, the relationship soured, and though the team was taking significant steps forward in 2014, Porter was fired as the manager of the Astros in September.

The Braves hired Porter as a third base coach, and he moved up to the front office as a special assistant after the 2016 and has served in that role over the last season.

Certainly Bo would have the ear of the front office, having worked with them over the last season. He’s also an analytically-inclined manager, though he’s one that ran into some issues with his GM in Houston due to his desire to mix analytics and traditional baseball more than was desired by the front office there. Frankly, any blend of analytical thinking into on-field decision making in Atlanta would be a new direction for a manager to take, and a refreshing direction at that.

While Porter may be a choice that would seem “old guard” to a lot of fans, he would be plenty outside of the typical box in his thinking and allow for some new ideas with the team.

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