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Atlanta Braves: Reviewing 2019 for Sean Newcomb and what his future holds

By Jake Mastroianni

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 09: Sean Newcomb #15 of the Atlanta Braves delivers the pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals during the sixth inning in game five of the National League Division Series at SunTrust Park on October 09, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - OCTOBER 09: Sean Newcomb #15 of the Atlanta Braves delivers the pitch against the St. Louis Cardinals during the sixth inning in game five of the National League Division Series at SunTrust Park on October 09, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JUNE 01: Pitcher Sean  Newcomb #15 of the Atlanta Braves throws a pitch during a relief appearance in the seventh inning during the game against the Detroit Tigers at SunTrust Park on June 01, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – JUNE 01: Pitcher Sean  Newcomb #15 of the Atlanta Braves throws a pitch during a relief appearance in the seventh inning during the game against the Detroit Tigers at SunTrust Park on June 01, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images) /

Somone I think a lot of people are forgetting about as the Atlanta Braves look to the future is left-handed pitcher Sean Newcomb.

With how the season ended, and how little Sean Newcomb was used, it’s easy to see how Atlanta Braves fans could have forgotten about him.

But make no mistake, Newcomb could still play a huge part in the future of this team.

However, before we get into the future, let’s take a look back at his 2019 season.

It certainly was an up-and-down season for Newcomb as he started the season in the Atlanta Braves starting rotation but was quickly demoted to Triple-A after three subpar outings.

Looking back at those three outings, it seems a little curious that the Atlanta Braves had such a quick trigger with him.

The team won all three of those starts, and he looked really good in his second start giving up just 2 earned runs on 4 hits and 2 walks over 7 innings.

However, that start was against the Miami Marlins, so take it with a grain of salt.

In his other two starts, he gave up 4 earned runs on 11 hits and 6 walks over 5.1 innings with just 3 strikeouts.

Still, it wasn’t a disastrous start to the season on paper for Newcomb, even though I remember it feeling that way when he was on the mound.

Either way, he went to Gwinnett to work on his mechanics and really seemed to figure some things out.

Over three starts at Triple-A he gave up 5 earned runs on 13 hits and 4 walks (all those walks came in one outing) with 15 strikeouts in 18.2 innings.

But when he was called back up to the Atlanta Braves, they had a different plan in mind for how to use the big lefty.

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