Survey: Braves Are MLB Team Players Would Join If Contracts, More Weren't Factors

The Atlanta Braves' organizational respect is apparently high among players.

The Athletic conducted a survey of MLB players who voted the Braves as the team they'd most like to play for if you did not factor in state taxes, rosters and contractual offers. Atlanta received 12.7 percent of the player vote, narrowly edging the Boston Red Sox (9.3 percent) for first place.

The Braves have made the playoffs in six straight seasons and are on pace to make it a seventh in 2024. Only the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros have longer streaks, and both of those rank among the four longest in MLB history.

"I would sign with the Braves, knowing what I know" one player said. "If I didn't know, I would probably try and play one year for the Red Sox or the Yankees. Just to do it. Just to experience that. Probably the Red Sox."

Another player pointed to being a Braves fan while growing up as his reasoning. The Braves developed a strong national fanbase when they regularly appeared on TBS in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s when the franchise was owned by Ted Turner.

Overall, 18 different teams received at least two votes in the tally. Twenty-five received at least one vote.