On Tuesday night, the Atlanta Braves continued paving their path to another dynasty, signing rookie center fielder Michael Harris II to an eight-year, $72 million extension that will keep him in Georgia through at least 2030.

But what else is new? Atlanta seems to have cracked some sort of secret code with its repeated ability to cultivate home-grown talent into young Major League stars who agree to long-term deals at great-for-the-player, not-that-risky-for-the-team price points.

And for Harris, goodness gracious, what a ride this has been. It hasn't even been three months since he was called up from Double-A Mississippi to replace an unproductive Travis Demeritte, and now he is a very rich young man who ranks among the top candidates for both NL Rookie of the Year and a Gold Glove.

If he continues to live up to the hype, there are also club options for 2031 and 2032, which could turn this into a 10-year, $102 million deal—after which Harris will still only be 32 years old and could end up signing another substantial contract.

But "For the A," here we go again with general manager Alex Anthopoulos locking up another young star on a long-term, team-friendly deal.

Not even one month removed from the Washington Nationals trading away Juan Soto because they couldn't possibly afford to sign the 23-year-old to a contract that adequately reflects his market value, their NL East counterpart has now added Harris to what was already a ridiculously loaded lineup for years to come.

Get Used To This Nucleus in Atlanta

Atlanta signed Austin Riley to a 10-year, $212 million extension earlier this month that could keep him in a Braves uniform through 2033. They also signed Matt Olson to an eight-year, $168 million deal before the season began, so he'll be a staple in the heart of Atlanta's order through at least 2029.

The Braves already committed highway robbery in April 2019 when they signed Ozzie Albies to a seven-year, $35 million deal (with club options for an eighth and ninth season) and Ronald Acuña Jr. to an eight-year, $100 million contract (with club options for a ninth and 10th season).

And we mentioned these are team-friendly deals, right?

Even with Riley and Olson both coming at an "already reached arbitration eligibility before signing the deal" premium, Atlanta has a five-man nucleus of Riley, Olson, Acuña, Albies and Harris for the exceptionally reasonable price of $65 million next season, $72 million in 2024 and $76 million in each of 2025 and 2026.