Squawking Baseball Interviews the Braves' John Coppolella on Arbitration

Shawn Hoffman of Squawking Baseball has a fantastic interview with John Coppolella, the Director of Baseball Administration for the Atlanta Braves. Coppolella is involved in the salary arbitration process for the Braves. This year saw Jeff Francoeur, Mike Gonzalez, Kelly Johnson and Casey Kotchman file for arbitration, with all by Gonzalez exchanging figures with the club. According to Hoffman, Coppolella is in his third season as the Director of Baseball Administration for the Atlanta Braves.? He previously spent seven years with the New York Yankees as the Assistant Director of Pro Scouting and a Baseball Operations Assistant. Here is an example Q&A from the interview: How do you build your case? What key points do you usually center it around?In a typical year I will begin looking at player comparables for potential arbitration-eligible players during the last month of the season. Almost immediately after our season ends, I will finalize these comparables and discuss them ...