Braves set playoff roster
Here is the playoff roster for the Atlanta Braves:
PITCHERS (13)
Max Fried - Game One Starter
Ian Anderson - Game Two Starter
Kyle Wright - Game Three Starter (If Necessary)
Josh Tomlin - Long man out of the pen
Tyler Matzek - Lefty long man out of the pen
Grant Dayton - Can also go longer than an inning if needed
Jacob Webb - Earned a job with an ERA of 0.00 in 8 games
Chris Martin - Says he's healthy after scare on Sunday
A.J. Minter - Great season - ERA of 0.83
Darren O'Day - ERA of 1.10 in 19 games
Shane Greene - Durable - Pitched in 28 of 60 games
Will Smith - Keep the ball in the ballpark Will!
Mark Melancon - The closer - How many days can he go?
CATCHERS (3)
Travis d'Arnaud - The Silver Slugger for 2020 at catcher?
Tyler Flowers - How often will Snitker use him to start?
William Contreras - Was 4-10 early in the season
INFIELDERS (7)
Freddie Freeman - MVP
Ozzie Albies - Hit .338 - 5 - 13 after coming back from IL
Dansby Swanson - Hit .345 at Truist Park with 6 HR 21 RBI
Austin Riley - Hit .244 at home and .239 in September
Pablo Sandoval - Why not
Charlie Culberson - He's back - Charlie Clutch
Johan Camargo - Please contribute Johan
OUTFIELDERS (5)
Ronald Acuna, Jr. - Will be swinging against Bauer
Marcell Ozuna - Will be swinging against everybody
Adam Duvall - Will enjoy playing against his former team
Nick Markakis - Veteran leader
Cristian Pache - Absolutely - Better than Ender NOW
The two surprises may be Ender Inciarte and Luke Jackson, but maybe not. Inciarte was horrible in 2020, with a .190 batting average. Jackson will save us all from sweating a lot watching him pitch. He had an ERA of 6.84 so no way he was going to be on this roster.
To make room on the roster for Culberson, the Braves released Tommy Milone, their big trade acquisition before the August 31 deadline.
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