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Meat and Potatoes: Atlanta Braves Weekly Recap 3/19 to 3/26

By Philip Tapley Jr.

Mar 19, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell (45) sits in the dugout in the rain before the game between the New York Yankees and the Braves at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 19, 2016; Tampa, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell (45) sits in the dugout in the rain before the game between the New York Yankees and the Braves at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 24, 2016; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Matt Wisler (37) pitches during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 24, 2016; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Matt Wisler (37) pitches during the first inning of a spring training baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

More Meat and Potatoes: Weekly Atlanta Braves News and Notes

  • As the season begins for the Braves system across the board, our prized investments will be raring to go. Most of them are pitchers. Our own Colby Wilson pointed out that our ‘arms-first’ approach interestingly differs from that of another club recently in the throes of a rebuild: the Theo Epstein-led Chicago Cubs. Which is the better approach?

More from Tomahawk Take

  • Hector Olivera has cooled off a touch, but has continued to put up solid offensive results. He is slashing .385 / .389 / .462 on the Spring. The RH slugger homered on Friday. It’s hard to imagine that Olivera’s BA and OBP won’t come down dramatically after a month or so of big league games. Just the same, these are encouraging numbers. Josh Brown took a closer look at his Spring here.
  • As mentioned in The Lead this week, Folty’s name is securely in the hat for a starting rotation nod on the OD roster. His early starts have been positive, as he seeks to get stretched out before the first time a fifth starter spot will be needed for the Braves. Jeff wrote about Folty’s reemergence here. Beat writer Mark Bowman had this to say early in the week:
  • The Braves made two other acquisitions this week, with an eye on the future and/or system depth. Jesse Biddle was claimed on waivers from the Pirates. Once a lauded LHP prospect, Biddle is currently rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and will miss the 2017 season. In other words, many of you will probably forget who this guy even is until next season. No worries. That’s what we’re here for. Also, we traded confusingly named Nate Freiman to the Nats for another infielder, Tyler Moore. Get more from DOB’s coverage:
  • Matt Wisler went 4 shutout innings in his most recent action, before the game was ultimately rained out. His Spring ERA is a cool 2.25, and he should head into his first start of the regular season with some good mojo.
  • Reid Brignac was reassigned this week, but stuck around big league camp perhaps longer than many expected. He played several positions and generally speaking got the job done. DOB had this to say:

That’ll do it for this week, folks. I’m skimping on the links this time around, I hope you’ll forgive me. Any news from the week that you want to chat about? Drop a comment and get the conversation started! 

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