LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez plans to announce his 25-man roster Saturday before the Braves leave Florida, as he wants players to know their status before they board the team plan back to Atlanta after their afternoon Grapefruit League finale.
“We’ll have a meeting this afternoon,” Gonzalez said before Friday’s game against the Rays, “and everything being a normal day (no injuries), I think we’ll have it by tomorrow morning.”
The only remaining suspense surrounds two positions, the last spot on the pitching staff and the fifth outfielder job.
Barring a late trade, the Braves are expected to choose between John Gant and Williams Perez for the final spot on the pitching staff, and pick one from Michael Bourn, Emilio Bonifacio or Drew Stubbs for the final outfield spot.