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Atlanta Braves: no relief arm shortage... except for one side

In the enumeration of new and returning Atlanta Braves relievers, there’s a lot of veterans, to be sure, but most all of them share a common trait… they are right-handed dominant.

Of those most probable to be on this next Spring’s 25 man active roster, Will Smith is the lone sinister-side slinger… unless Sean Newcomb ends up with an outfield seat vantage point rather than being in the main rotation come next April.

Right now, here are the names involved:

Assuming for the moment that Newcomb doesn’t appear in the pen, that’s a single lefty… and one that you’d generally wish to avoid using to see prior to the 8th inning.