This season has been a complete disaster for the Atlanta Braves. Rather than contend for the World Series, the Braves have dealt with injury after injury. They’ve been crippled beyond recognition.
While this season is a lost cause, the future is still right in front of them. There are moves to be made, especially with some of the talented players set to return from injuries in the near future.
Eric Cole of The House That Hank Built recently predicted the Braves would cut ties with veteran pitcher Erick Fedde once one of their starting pitchers returns from injury this year.
“So this is assuming that the Braves get one of their many injured pitchers back and one of the fill-ins has to go. Bryce Elder can be infuriating, but he has shown at least some competency, and he can be optioned anyway,” Cole wrote. “The main candidates are Erick Fedde and Carlos Carrasco, and it is a close call between the two starters, but it feels like Carrasco is the kind of veteran mentor the Braves want around, whereas Fedde will have to earn the right to stay, and that seems unlikely.”
Once the Braves have a starting pitcher return from injury, Fedde will be designated for assignment or cut again. He’s not a very competitive big leaguer at this stage of his career, and it seems like the Braves only added him to eat innings while their rotation was injured.
With Hurston Waldrep throwing well in the Speedway Classic, the Braves already have one youngster to stay on the roster. Fedde will lose his spot in the big leagues when a prospect is ready or when an injured starter is set to return to Atlanta.
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