Just after operations were shut down in Florida, the Atlanta Braves optioned right-hander Touki Toussaint to the Gwinnett Stripers. This happened on March 19 as a 'solo' transaction.
This wasn’t exactly a surprise, for in nearly every scenario for how the starting pitching could be aligned this Spring, Toussaint wasn’t listed among the hopefuls for the rotation – or even the bullpen.
But with others (Kyle Wright, Ian Anderson, and perhaps others like Tucker Davidson, Kyle Muller) now being the ones waiting in the wings, the real question is whether Touki’s time toiling in the minors is to the point where he should be given an opportunity… elsewhere.