"You can tell that everyone is starting to get excited," said veteran reliever David Carpenter, who has returned to the Braves organization after spending last year with the Yankees and Nationals.
While Wisler, Perez, Foltynewicz and right-handed reliever Danny Burawa have been frequent visitors to Turner Field over the past week, Carpenter just got to town on Sunday evening. He plans to stay a few days before heading south toward ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex, which has been the Braves' Spring Training home since 1998.
Carpenter wasn't the only familiar figure who was getting reacquainted with Turner Field on Monday.