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Analyzing Pitching Requirements for the Atlanta Braves

By Alan Carpenter

Apr 11, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell (45) checks on starting pitcher Julio Teheran (49) during the game against the New York Mets during the seventh inning at Turner Field. The Braves defeated the Mets 5-3. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 11, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell (45) checks on starting pitcher Julio Teheran (49) during the game against the New York Mets during the seventh inning at Turner Field. The Braves defeated the Mets 5-3. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 11, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell (45) checks on starting pitcher Julio Teheran (49) during the game against the New York Mets during the seventh inning at Turner Field. The Braves defeated the Mets 5-3. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 11, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Braves pitching coach Roger McDowell (45) checks on starting pitcher Julio Teheran (49) during the game against the New York Mets during the seventh inning at Turner Field. The Braves defeated the Mets 5-3. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

If the Braves are truly seeking “two or three” starting pitchers to bolster their rotation for 2017, then there might not be a better place to start looking than Tampa Bay.

Two or three starting pitchers.

That’s the word from the Front Office of the Atlanta Braves this week.  It’s not 1 or 2 anymore — it’s 2 to 3.

That quantity conjures up more questions than answers – particularly at this oh-so-early point in the off-season:

  • 1. Does the really mean that Teheran, Folty, and Wisler are all sticking around?
  • 2. How can the Braves possibly find that many decent starters – especially while everybody else is also hunting for pitching?
  • 3. Would they do this via trades, free agency, or both?
  • 4. What kind of pitchers?  And does the goal mean that the Braves intend to “go for it” in 2017??

Let’s examine those questions in detail and see if answers can be found.

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