Call this a quick ‘Afternoon Chop’, as some Braves-related news items are accumulating this afternoon.
Cunniff to DL; Marimon Recalled
Brandon Cunniff was placed on the DL (groin strain) and Sugar Ray Marimon was recalled from @GwinnettBraves
— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) June 26, 2015
Bowman also reports (via twitter) that Cunniff has had this nagging him for 2 weeks now – since the end of the series with the San Diego Padres.
The obvious question to ask here is “why Marimon and why not somebody else?