A year later, in October 2015, the Braves named Coppolella GM. Though Hart is the team president, Coppolella ran the teams day-to-day operations, and his forcefulness grew over the past year, according to sources. While all draft rooms have contentious moments, multiple scouts said Coppolellas anger boiled over at one point this year, further sullying a work environment that had degraded beyond repair.
Braves employees, even those who once were Coppolella loyalists, saw the proud organization of 14 consecutive division titles rotting from the inside. Now they wonder how, exactly, its going to weather the internal turmoil in concert with the eventual penalties levied by MLB.
This place is totally [expletive] up, one high-ranking Braves employee said last week. I just hope when it blows up, it doesnt take all of us down.
though that is likely just a slow move then)