Mike Minor takes an early lead in the rotation battle

Even though I still think Mike Minor has the spot locked down, we have to assume that Julio Teheran and Randall Delgado have just as good a shot to make the big league rotation. Well… they had just as good a shot. It looks like both of the highly touted right-handers have dug themselves into a bit of a hole.

Both pitchers were—to put it nicely—awful yesterday. Teheran pitched three innings and gave up 11 runs, 6 homeruns, 8 hits, and also managed to walk three batters. It’s not a good day when the best thing you did was walk a batter per inning. Randall gave up 4 runs on two hits including a homer, and a double while issuing two walks.

Obviously this isn’t the kind of pitching we should expect to see out of Delgado and Teheran but does it show that they need some more time in the minors? Possibly. While it may seem okay to watch one game and declare ourselves highly regarded scouts it normally isn’t. I’m sure all of you have been a bit rusty when starting something up for the first time in a while. This is a similar situation.

All we can do is hope for better outings, and that neither of these pitchers lose any confidence because of arguably their worst appearances in their lives.

The Braves are looking to get their first win of the spring season as they go from one of the league’s best teams to one of the worst (Houston). Jair Jurrjens will take the mound and hopefully start to build his value back up. Game starts at 1:05. If you are watching or listening be sure to keep me updated @CarlosCollazoTT.

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