The Braves have outrighted lefty Kevin Chapman off the 40-man roster, MLB.com’s Mark Bowman was among those to report on Twitter. He had been fighting for a pen spot after being claimed recently off waivers.
With Chapman’s departure from the roster picture, it seems that the final call comes down to out-of-options Chaz Roe and just-signed veteran David Hernandez. Atlanta could carry either or both of those righties to open the season.
Though he’s obviously seen as an intriguing talent, Chapman has long struggled with his control, having never finished a season as a pro with less than four walks per nine innings. And though he has compensated for that with a healthy strikeout rate in the upper minors, that hasn’t carried through in his 55 total MLB frames. Chapman also struggled last year at Triple-A, compiling a 4.87 ERA in 61 innings.
The Braves with their boneheaded decisions!
Is there a chance Brave’s might sign Hunter Cervenka?
And how would they do that, he’s on the Marlins
Yeah those dumb braves not keeping someone with a 5 era.
Am I looking at the wrong Kevin Chapman? I see a career era of 4.09.
He might be looking at the close to 5 ERA in triple-a.
Well he had almost a 5 in AAA last year