The weekend brought out some very exciting things for Braves fans to look forward to, but we’ll highlight two. First, we’ll start with the man pictured in the article header, and that’s Manny Banuelos.
Banuelos continues to look more and more like the guy who was an elite prospect before surgery took him down in 2012. He’s got his velocity back slowly but surely, and he’s showing excellent break on his pitches again. His control comes and goes at times, but he doesn’t often miss the location, just the plate, which is actually a very good sign for a post-surgery rehab.