What might have been Max Fried’s final season in an Atlanta Braves uniform has come to a close. Ideally, general manager Alex Anthopoulos would love to keep him around. He didn't just have positive comments for Fried in Friday's press conference.

Those were among the many comments from Anthopoulos and manager Brian Snitker during a season-review video call with Atlanta reporters Friday, two days after the Braves were eliminated at San Diego in two games in the first round. Since winning the 2021 World Series, the Braves have lost all three of their playoff series.

Sale would have likely been on the NLDS roster had the Braves made it that far, but unfortunately, it didn’t turn out that way. More Braves News: During his presser on Friday, A

Despite the Atlanta Braves already being eliminated from the postseason, GM Alex Anthopoulos revealed how Chris Sale is feeling on Friday.