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Atlanta Braves: 2 Under the Radar FA Pitchers to Target This Offseason

By Jake Mastroianni

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 27: General view of a ball on the mound before the game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cincinnati Reds at Target Field on April 27, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN - APRIL 27: General view of a ball on the mound before the game between the Minnesota Twins and the Cincinnati Reds at Target Field on April 27, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) /
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TORONTO, ON – AUGUST 7: Drew Pomeranz #31 of the Boston Red Sox delivers a pitch in the first inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on August 7, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON – AUGUST 7: Drew Pomeranz #31 of the Boston Red Sox delivers a pitch in the first inning during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on August 7, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /

Drew Pomeranz

Drew Pomeranz is a buy-low candidate who I think could have a breakout year for whatever team takes a chance on him.

He’ll play the 2019 season at just 30-years-old and only has 710 innings pitched in the majors.

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Pomeranz was a first-round draft pick in 2010 out of the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss). I’m always in favor of bringing guys in from Braves Country.

His flew through the Rockies minor league system and made his debut in 2011 — just a year after being drafted.

He struggled mightily with the big league club in Colorado with an ERA of 5.20, but it’s also Colorado.

In Oakland he started to find his groove with a 3.08 ERA in 155 innings with 146 strikeouts working mostly as a starter.

Pomeranz had an All-Star season in 2016 when he posted an ERA of 3.32. But he had a 2.47 ERA in 17 starts for San Diego before being traded to the Boston Red Sox where every pitcher’s ERA jumps up.

But in 2017 he put together a season that made people remember why he was a first-round pick. He posted a 3.32 ERA in 173.2 innings with 174 strikeouts and 17 wins in 32 starts.

Unfortunately, he was unable to back that up in 2018 making just 11 starts and finishing with an ERA of 6.08 in 74 innings.

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He’s the ultimate bounce-back, buy low candidate, and one I think the Atlanta Braves should take a chance on.

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