One Challenge New Braves Manager Walt Weiss Must Address

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00:00One challenge new Braves manager Walt Weiss must address.

00:04The winds of change are moving through Atlanta as the Braves begin a new chapter.

00:10After nearly a decade under Brian Snitker's steady leadership,

00:13the team has turned to a familiar face in a new role, Walt Weiss.

00:18Having spent eight seasons as Snitker's bench coach,

00:21Weiss has long absorbed the nuances of leadership, clubhouse dynamics, and postseason intensity.

00:27Now he finally steps out of the shadows and into the spotlight.

00:31Replacing a beloved leader like Brian Snitker is a major challenge.

00:36Snitker wasn't just successful, he was iconic,

00:39guiding the Braves back to championship form with the 2021 World Series win

00:44and multiple 100-win seasons while earning deep respect from fans and players.

00:49Walt Weiss, though experienced from his 2013 to 2016 tenure managing the Rockies,

00:56now has to prove that his voice carries similar weight and that his vision can deliver results.

01:02Expectations remain enormous as the core that won 104 games two years ago is still intact.

01:09Though recent seasons have been derailed by injuries,

01:12Ronald Acuna Jr. has suffered two ACL tears,

01:15Spencer Strider and Chris Sale have barely been factors on the mound,

01:18and Austin Riley missed a large part of 2025 with an abdominal injury that weakened the offense.

01:25Still, as Snitker noted this past summer,

01:28everything feels different when players enter the offseason healthy instead of stuck in rehab cycles.

01:33That mindset now carries through Truist Park, where 2026 brings a sense of renewal.

01:40Weiss steps in with a full spring training ahead of him,

01:42a largely healthy roster, and the organization's deep institutional knowledge at his back.

01:48A combination of continuity and fresh energy that could be exactly what the Braves need.

01:53The margin for error is slim.

01:56Since Bobby Cox's return in 1990, Atlanta has upheld an elite managerial standard,

02:01and Weiss now becomes only the fourth person to hold the job in that span,

02:05an appointment tied as much to legacy and culture as it is to winning.

02:08The Braves' 76 and 86 collapse in 2025 still stings and demands a course correction.

02:16If Weiss can reshape this talented but battered roster into the contender, it should be.

02:21He won't just be a temporary successor to Snitker.

02:24He'll emerge as the next trusted steward of Braves baseball.

02:28The opportunity is enormous, the pressure equally so,

02:32and the moment may finally be right for Weiss.