The Atlanta Braves bullpen is finally coming together

High leverage relievers

Shane Greene came over with a lot of confidence and a 1.18 ERA pitching in high leverage situations for a Detroit Tigers team that wasn’t going anywhere.

It feels like he got humbled a lit bit pitching in high leverage situations for a playoff team.

He’s started to settle into the setup role, which is I where I think he actually belongs.

Melancon has been really good for the Atlanta Braves since coming over outside of those two blowups against the Mets and Marlins. But his stuff looks electric and he’s the right person to close games for this team.

He has the most experience of this group and he’s pitched in postseason games. I think him taking over that closer role will allow everyone else to settle in and feel comfortable in their roles.

Since the trade deadline, Luke Jackson has given up just 1 earned run in eight outings. However, just one of those eight outings was a clean outing.

Still, I think Luke has settled into that setup role and has been really good. I still trust him in high leverage situations in the seventh and eighth innings.

You can also throw Martin into this group and it’s really just between him and Jackson as to who is available to throw the seventh that night. I think it’s a toss-up between the two in this role.