LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The Braves are scouring the waiver wire and trade possibilities in search of a left-handed reliever after optioning Ian Krol to Triple-A following his disappointing performance this spring.
Krol, who had a 12.71 ERA and .321 opponents’ average in seven Grapefruit League appearances, was one of four spring-training roster cuts Saturday by the Braves, who optioned right-hander Ryan Weber to Triple-A Gwinnett and reassigned utilityman Reid Brignac and catcher Willians Astudillo to minor league camp.
The Braves came to camp with more lefty relief options than they’d had in recent years, but the half-dozen have been whittled to just one: Alex Torres.