ATLANTA — Hello again. Remember me? I’m the guy who keeps saying the Atlanta Braves don’t need to spend big on free agents. I’m here today to suggest that the Atlanta Braves … might need to spend big on a free agent.
The Braves’ pitching dynamics changed over the weekend, and not because the Braves grew so frustrated with Sean Newcomb that they shipped him to Gwinnett. That was a significant development for Newcomb, yes, but there are — stop me if you’ve heard this already — enough young arms on hand to fill out a rotation. (Indeed, Newcomb’s absence has become Touki Toussaint’s opportunity.