Keeping catcher Drake Baldwin up is right call for Braves
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Top prospect Drake Baldwin owns a .154 batting average with a .434 OPS through his first seven MLB games. But Baldwin has shown enough to stay in the show. The Atlanta Braves announced Sunday the team...
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That seems the more likely scenario and probably the best for Tromp’s career, considering the Braves have catching depth with Murphy, Baldwin and veterans James McCann, a mid-spring training signing, and Jason Delay, whom they acquired from the Pittsburgh Pirates last week.
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When Drake Baldwin arrived at spring training, he did so under no impression that he would end up behind the plate for the Atlanta Braves on Opening Day.
The Atlanta Braves have had to make a lot of decisions they did not anticipate this early on. Adding another catcher to their roster suggests another bold move may be coming.