Atlanta Braves Pitching Could Create Options for Trades

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Atlanta Brave pitchers report to the field during spring training workouts at Champion Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports

Before Williams Perez was announced as starter for last night’s game, I went on record as boldly projecting that Matt Wisler would end up starting the May 24 game against the Brewers, thus becoming the new 5th rotation member.

Eh, not so fast.

Seems that the Braves had other ideas, and I then started to wonder where they might be headed. Here’s a few thoughts:

SPRING FAIL

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As we entered the season, one of the common phrases we were hearing among fans and reporters was “trade bait.” And for good reason: the Braves had a pile of pitchers lined up, and it made sense that a surplus could be used to fill a hole or two – if not early on, then perhaps by the All-Star break.

But what happened to all that?

Wandy Rodriguez. Made the club… then un-made the club, seemingly in a single start. Seems management was spooked by his injury history and decided that what they saw before them wasn’t going to be good enough… or something. Released.
Eric Stults. Designated innings eater. But he wasn’t really eating enough… and certainly was having more trouble keeping runners from crossing the plate as time went on. Bullpen.
Trevor Cahill. This sounded like a reasonably possible reclamation project. Instead, it’s been a disaster by any measuring stick you’d like to use. Bullpen.
Chien-Ming Wang. Did you remember him? His numbers at Gwinnett: 0-4, 5.70 ERA in 36 innings. AAA.
Mike Minor, the popular choice among fans voting for ‘pitcher you’d most like to see traded’, is now sitting at home while letting his repaired shoulder mend… for the rest of the year. 60-day DL.

Total trade value from this group? Zippo.

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