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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