Atlanta Braves release pitcher Scott Kazmir

Things can change quickly at the end of Spring Training, but this move is particularly unexpected

In the wake of some kind of injury to starting pitcher Scott Kazmir, the Atlanta Braves have decided to release the veteran – and swallow the $16 million still remaining on his contract.

MLBTR had this to say about the injury:

After pitching a scoreless inning today in a Grapefruit League game, Kazmir left the mound with what was described at the time as arm fatigue.

This represents a surprising turn-around, given that Kazmir had shown some promise of a return to health – though without anything resembling dominating ‘stuff’. It’s perhaps with that in mind that the Braves picked up Anibal Sanchez…