When the season began, many Braves players were quoted as saying that they believed the 2017 roster was set up for success and that the rebuilding phase was over. Now three weeks into the season, those sentiments are not necessarily false, but we can look upon them with considerable skepticism. The most evident causes for that skepticism, to this point, are neither the aging members of the rotation nor the cast-offs occupying everyday jobs in the lineup, but rather the questionable bodies that currently reside on the bench and in the bullpen.
On Tuesday the Braves announced that they had designated utility IF/OF Chase d’Arnaud for assignment in favor of Lane Adams, an outfielder who has been highly productive thus far in Gwinnett.