Notable quotables from The Rome Braves Hot Stove

Source: www.minorleagueball.com --- Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Alex Anthopoulos, Brian Snitker and more joined Rocket Wheeler in Rome, Ga. last night to talk Braves Baseball. ROME, GA — The Rome Braves hosted their annual Hot Stove Monday night. Unlike last year, which was heavy on South Atlantic League champion players, this year featured some of the Atlanta Braves big guns. Alex Anthopoulos and Brian Snitker highlighted an all star group on the dais, including Perry Minasian, Jonathan Schuerholz , Ron Knight, Brian Bridges alongside the Rome Braves staff of pitching coach Dan Meyer , hitting coach Bobby Moore, and new (but old) manager Rocket Wheeler. Very interesting to hear Snitker talk Ozzie Albies, AA talk about the farm system and Rocket Wheeler reminisce about his @TheRomeBraves days. #Braves #HotStove pic.twitter.com/9UhwUDOrNR — Wayne Cavadi (@UofDWayne) January 30, 2018 Brian Snitker, Atlanta Braves manager On the new direction of the team: “I think that’s why we made the changes. We’ve been saying all weekend that we’re excited about the guys we’re bringing to camp this year. We’ve been hearing about all these guys, guys that came through Rome for the last couple of years, and watched them burst onto the scene. For me it mirrors what happened a bunch of years ago before we started that run. It happened the same way through the development of the farm system.” On Ozzie Albies: “I’m really looking forward to watching him play. I was looking forward to him whe ...

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