Well Spring Training is here in only a few days now, but the Braves still have a desire to add a starting pitcher and fortunately there are still some options out there, headlined by Chris Bassitt and Zac Gallen. They’d better get a move on to sign (or trade for) whoever they intend to add if they want to have them for a normal Spring Training, with pitchers (and catchers) reporting on Monday. Right now, Chris Sale, Spencer Schwellenbach, and Spencer Strider are rotation locks if healthy, Grant Holmes and Reynaldo Lopez are flex options for the rotation of bullpen with injury questions of their own, and Hurston Waldrep, Bryce Elder, Joey Wentz, and Martin Perez as legitimate rotation competitors. It would be nice to have one more piece in there with a little more certainty than the incumbent options.
Braves News
Braves’ World Series champion Terrance Gore passed away suddenly at the age of 34 during a procedure.
Mark Bowman wrote up some optimistic predictions for Braves players this season at MLB.com.
MLB News
The Yankees signed Paul Goldschmidt to a 1 year $4 million deal.
The Dodgers hired a few former players to their minor league coaching staff, in David Dahl and Michael Hermosillo.
News is light as rosters are mostly finalized and we await the beginning of Spring Training and the news that comes with it.
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