Mar. 28—NORTH PORT, Fla. — Dylan Dodd's belief throughout his spring training stint with the Braves this year was that either he or Jared Shuster would earn a spot on the team's opening-day roster.
"That's all that's been talked about," Dodd told The News-Gazette on Sunday afternoon.
So Dodd wasn't sure what to expect when he and Shuster, a pair of left-handed pitchers, were called into Braves manager Brian Snitker's office for a joint meeting Sunday morning, prior to a game against Pittsburgh in Florida.
"My initial reaction was, 'Wow, this is going to be weird,'" Dodd said.