Teammates Michael Harris II And Spencer Strider Top NL Rookie Balloting, Suggesting Bright Future For Youthful Atlanta Braves

Michael Harris and Spencer Strider are the first teammates to finish first and second in the Rookie of the Year voting since Craig Kimbrel and Freddie Freeman in 2011. They are both signed to long-term contracts. The team has already extended the contracts of Austin Riley, Ozzie Albies, and Matt Olson. Ronald Acuña, Jr. was the 2018 Rookie. of Year. The club has a policy of signing young players. and prolonging their tenures with the team. It is also a club policy to sign players under 30. Harris signed an eight-year, $72 million extension on August 16. Striders signed a six- year, $75 million deal on October 10.