The 2009 Atlanta Braves bullpen shakeup has officially begun. Blaine Boyer was designated for assignment today to make room for Jo-Jo Reyes. This means that the team has 10 days to trade him or put him on waivers for the purpose of sending him to the minors (or something like that). It's been a long and slow fall for Blaine, who was all-everything setup man in 2005, then got injured and missed most of 2006 and 2007.
Boyer had appeared in three games this season for Atlanta, posting a record of 0-1 with a 40.50 ERA. The righty gave up six runs on three hits and three walks in just 1 1/3 innings.
Blaine is a good guy and he's shown flashes of brilliance in the past, but overuse last year (he appeared in 76 games) translated into inneffectiveness this year, which is weird because he was great in spring training. Get ready for the be-all end-all buzzword for 2009 -- "dead arm."
I don't want to panic, but it might be time to get some "live-armed" young kids in the pen... I'm looking at you killer-M's -- Morton and Medlen.
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long, sigh of relief
Chief Noc-A-Homa - April 18, 2009
REJOICE!
How long until our “professional hitter” gets the same treatment?
FrankyWren - April 18, 2009
I say we call up BJones AND Blanco
This is getting pathetic
Chief Noc-A-Homa - April 18, 2009
BJones I agree w/ ...
but we all knew JS would be up and down offensively. They won’t send him down anytime soon.
FrankyWren - April 18, 2009
Are you kidding just f*ck the season lol. Call up Freeman, Hanson, Heyward maybe we can get some late innings out of Kimbrel too. We gotta plan for the future baby forget anyone over 25.
Falconzfan284 - April 18, 2009
I’m pretty sure we have guys at A-ball that can out-pitch some of the people who’ve made appearances in our pen this year.
timmy3 - April 18, 2009
Doesnt't matter
If the offense can’t even put up ONE run through nine freakin’ innings.
they’re pathetic.
ChipperTeixeira89 - April 18, 2009
This team has stopped playing in April.
Anyone paying to see these bums is crazy.
timmy3 - April 18, 2009
I'm pretty sure that an exaggeration ...
but I feel your pain.
FrankyWren - April 18, 2009
Addition by subtraction
at it’s finest
MatM - April 18, 2009
hopefully this puts the rest of the bullpen on alert, if you cant find the strike zone you can go find a job with the royals or natspos.
heapofoatmeal - April 18, 2009
Sorry...can't agree with you on this one...
I’m not a believer in Morton. He was mediocre at best last year in his starts. Jo Jo has shown already that he isn’t the answer. It seems to me that we’ll be seeing Hansen a lot sooner than anyone expected.
opoverlord - April 18, 2009
He DID just get DFAed…so he could go to Gwinnett if no one claims him.
bigjoe - April 18, 2009
dayton moore will claim him. he doesnt have a roster full of former braves yet.
heapofoatmeal - April 18, 2009
lol
I just noticed it, but I know the Heap/Francoeur high five picture is related to another post, but it looks like it’s in relation to this post.
Boyer DFA’d HIGH FIVE
royhobbs - April 19, 2009
bitch bitch bitch
nobody can please anybody anymore, so go ahead all you complainers an do what you do best.
bobbywarren95 - April 21, 2009
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