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Atlanta Braves Spring Chop: of rosters and rotations

By Alan Carpenter

ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 10: Matt Wisler #45 of the Atlanta Braves pitches during the third inning against the New York Mets at SunTrust Park on June 10, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA - JUNE 10: Matt Wisler #45 of the Atlanta Braves pitches during the third inning against the New York Mets at SunTrust Park on June 10, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/Getty Images) /
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – FEBRUARY 22: Pitcher Rex Brothers #57 of the Atlanta Braves poses for a photo during photo days at Champion Stadium on February 22, 2018 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FL – FEBRUARY 22: Pitcher Rex Brothers #57 of the Atlanta Braves poses for a photo during photo days at Champion Stadium on February 22, 2018 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

Bullpen Improvement?

In case you missed it – and unless you were really diligent, you probably did – the Braves beat some form of the Yankees at Disney’s Champion Stadium last night.

They didn’t beat Sonny Gray, the Yankees starter who went almost 4 innings, but then the traveling troupe in the traditional greys didn’t beat Julio Teheran, either.

Teheran had a nice outing of 4 innings (2 hits, 2 strikeouts).  His Spring ERA is 0.00.

The bullpen  band following him all went a inning apiece, giving up a total of 1 hit and 1 run (both on a homer allowed by Arodys Vizcaino to Gary Sanchez.  There were some rough bits here and there, though:

  • Sam Freeman:  no hits and no runs, but walked the bases loaded with a wild pitch mixed in.  A strikeout (his 2nd) ended the threat he caused.
  • Anyelo Gomez continues to impress, but walked his own tightrope against his former mates:  2 walks in his inning, but also K’d a pair.

The best news?  Rex Brothers had a 1-2-3 outing, which got his ERA down under double-digits… to 9.64.

HITTING

  • Ryan Schimpf.  5 official Atlanta AB’s… 5 Ks.  He did take a walk last night, though.
  • Ender Inciarte – 2 walks last night.
  • Preston Tucker – 2 for 3 and batting .333 overall.  Played the whole game.
  • Lane Adams – still scuffling, which when combined with Tucker’s play, doesn’t bode well for him.
  • Freddie Freeman – 0 for 3(!) last night to lower his Spring average to… .300.
  • Nick Markakis – 1 for 3, lowering his average to .533.
  • Christian Colon – another strong outing:  0 for 2, but walked and scored.  Hitting .300.

So the battles for those last bench and bullpen spots?  Alive and well.

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That’s a wrap for this morning.  Chop on.

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