Atlanta Braves Name Starting Rotation, No Surprises To Me

Jeff Schafer

Feb 26, 2017; Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA; Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Julio Teheran (49) throws a pitch in the second inning against the Houston Astros at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Logan Bowles-USA TODAY Sports

Braves Name Starting Five

The Atlanta Braves have announced their starting rotation to begin the 2017 MLB season. No real surprises here as we all were guessing these five would start the season in our rotation. Spring Training stats will not effect the rotation.

Braves season starts at Citi Field on April 3rd against the New York Mets. It’s a 1:10pm ET start time.

On the hill for that game will be….Julio Teheran!

#Braves' Teheran on getting his 4th consecutive Opening Day start: “It’s a great honor that I feel one more time, for the fourth time."
— David O'Brien (@DOBrienATL) March 19, 2017

This will be Teheran’s fourth consecutive opening day start for the Braves. Greg Maddux was the last Braves pitcher to start four straight opening days from 1993 to 1996.

Greg Maddux was the last Braves pitcher to start four straight opening days from 1993 to 1996. In all, Maddux had seven opening day starts for the Braves.

Al Javery from 1942 to 1945, Johnny Sain from 1946 to 1949, Warren Spahn from 1957 to 1962 and Rich Mahler from 1985 to 1988 are the only others to have four consecutive starts for the Braves organization.

The only pitcher to have more than four consecutive season-opening starts is Spahn. He had an impressive six-year stretch.

Teheran should have a pretty good chance now to have five next year.

Behind Teheran will be…

With Opening Day just around the corner, let's take a look at the starting rotation for the first week of the 2017 season! #ChopOn pic.twitter.com/M0pR1i0uWS
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) March 19, 2017

Julio Teheran April 3 against the Mets
Bartolo Colon April 5 against the Mets
Jaime Garcia April 6 against the Mets
R.A. Dickey April 7 against the Pirates
Mike Foltynewicz April 8 against the Pirates

In my opinion, the Braves nailed this right on the head. Really no other options will the starting five, but I also agree with the order of these pitchers.

You’ve got Teheran, who is our number one, followed by Big Sexy, then our lefty. Next series you’ve got Dickey throwing the knuckleballs followed by the flamethrower Folty. Good luck hitters!

Next: Braves Add Minor League Righty Karl Triana

I’m ready for the season to start, anyone with me?!?

Jeff Schafer

"Playing baseball is not real life. It's a fantasy world... It's a dream come true." - Dale Murphy......Jeff began playing baseball at a young age and has continued to play the great game ever since. He attended Pfeiffer University on a baseball scholarship but after getting injured his sophomore season, he decided to transfer to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte where he became President of the Club Baseball team.Jeff is an Emmy Award winning Producer with great knowledge of baseball as well as insight of the game. He is always looking for the story no one else is covering or possible leads from popular stories.