PT TOMORROW: NL East—When Toussaint goes marching in

Atlanta Braves

As expected, the Braves made some changes to their rotation this past week. Kyle Wright (RHP, ATL) was sent down on April 13 after a particularly rough outing against the Mets. In a corresponding move, the Braves recalled Touki Toussaint (RHP, ATL) with the intention of adding him to the bullpen. Toussaint had an impressive extended outing on April 13 (6 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K) in relief of Sean Newcomb, who bombed (1.3 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 0 K). Afterwards, Toussaint was rewarded with a spot in the rotation, while Newcomb was sent down.

Toussaint has filthy stuff. Per the 2019 Baseball Forecaster: “Top prospect flashed electric stuff with 9.9 Dom and 25% H% in MiLB… Walks will breed volatility, but three useful...

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