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Again, I don't think Snit necessarily had to lie for what I said to be true. It doesn't have to be black and white.
What we know is that Snit has been non-committal on the subject, but often talked about returning for next year. And we also know that AA has largely avoided the discussion but has also been non-committal about Snit coming back. Snit also had an expiring contract. So there is plenty of reason to speculate that AA was ready to move on. For reference, Snit said just 1 week ago that the Braves had not reached out to him about his future. So quite clearly, Alex was in no hurry to re-sign him. And like 2 weeks before that, AA said that no decisions had been made about Snit's future.
Maybe Snit saw the writing on the wall when he wasn't offered a contract extension after last season, like he had been offered the previous 2 times leading into the final years of those contracts. Perhaps he had been hopeful they would offer it up during the season, but as the season played out and the team played worse, he rightfully assumed an extension wasn't coming.
I think anyone who has worked under a contract before can tell you that when the end of your contract draws near, and they haven't approached you about staying on, then it's a good assumption that they probably aren't going to offer you to stay on.
So yeah, I think it's plenty fair to speculate.