You can understand it if Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez is tempted to call on veterans Jason Grilli and Jim Johnson each time he needs important outs from the bullpen.
Johnson is the setup man and Grilli is the closer. There’s also lefty specialist Luis Avilan, who so far back to his sharp from from 2013 after last season’s disappointing results.
There’s a steep drop off in bullpen experience from there. Cody Martin, Brandon Cunniff, and Andrew McKirahan have been effective but they all made their big-league debuts in the past week. Sugar Ray Marimon just got called up on Monday looking to make his debut.