The Atlanta Braves held off until after the trade deadline to set their starting rotation for their upcoming home stand. With Atlanta standing pat at the deadline, the Braves will call up right hander Lucas Sims to make his major league debut on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Braves had an opening in their rotation after the trade of Jaime Garcia to Minnesota. Aaron Blair started in place of Garcia in Arizona but didn’t pitch well and was optioned back to Triple-A. Sims is the next man up.