Through no fault of his own, Sean Newcomb was destined to be a villain in Atlanta before he ever threw his first pitch. Having been acquired in 2015 for defensive wizard and fan favorite Andrelton Simmons, Newcomb stepped into an undesirable situation to fill the shoes of a player that didn’t have to get traded. To be fair, nothing is off the table during a rebuild, but the Newcomb-for-Simmons trade was emotionally brutal based on the timing and intent. Even if Newk had lived up to the potential Braves evaluators saw in his electric left arm, that trade still would have been deemed questionable.
Atlanta Braves 2020 Player Reviews: Sean Newcomb
