Braves Won’t Try to Keep Pendleton
Terry Pendleton, the National League’s most valuable player in 1991, will be let go by the Atlanta Braves, the team said Tuesday.
The Braves will not offer Pendleton salary arbitration for next season, making him eligible for free agency. Pendleton, 34, has been with the Braves since 1991.
“He’s not in our plans for next year,” Brave spokesman Jim Schultz said.
Schultz said Pendleton’s age and the high salary the team would have had to pay to keep him contributed to the decision.
During the strike-shortened 1994 season, Pendleton hit .252, with seven home runs and 30 runs batted in.
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