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Feb
21

Braves extend contract of GM Frank Wren

By Allan

In a Tweet by GM MLB.com’s Mark Bowman, he reports the Atlanta Braves have given general manger, Frank Wren, a two-year contract extension that runs through 2013.

Braves president, John Schuerholz, announced the deal after the team completed their workout on Monday morning.

“This organization stands on continuity and continuing success,” Schuerholz said. “We did it for 15 years when we won all of those division championships. It was continuing of the same successful effort. Frank brings that to the role with him and will continue to do so for the next couple of years, at least.”

Wren has been with the Atlanta Braves since 2000 and was formally promoted to position of general manager and executive vice president in October 2007.  His previous four-year contract would have been good until this end of the 2011 season.

“Organizationally, it doesn’t get any better than this,” Wren said. “Obviously, Atlanta is a great place to live. It’s been a great place to raise my family. There’s been a lot of things that has made it a perfect fit.

“At the end of the day, when you count the organizations that you feel will allow the general manager to do his job, have the resources and have the people surrounding him to put it all together, I think our organization is second to none.”

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