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Braves outright reliever Kevin Chapman to AAA and leaning towards 7-man bullpen

One of the few battles that the Braves truly had in Spring Training was in the bullpen. While the main pieces were pretty set in stone, there were around 3 spots up for grabs in terms of breaking camp with the team.

As injuries, inexperience, and general ineffectiveness led to candidates one by one dropping out and waiver claims adding new names to the mix. It appears the Braves may be close to making a decision about who to break camp with.

The Braves outrighted LHP Kevin Chapman. If they go with an 8-man pen, internal options for the final 2 spots would be Hernandez & Roe

— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) March 31, 2017

Chapman had been claimed from the Astros, but it appears that the last guys who could be on the 25 roster are Hernandez and Roe who have had varying degrees of success this spring.