ATLANTA -- Eric O'Flaherty's back locked up as he was warming up for a possible appearance during Friday night's win over the Nationals. The discomfort is similar to what he often dealt with while pitching out of the Braves' bullpen during the early portion of this decade.
Back then, O'Flaherty would usually just take a few days off and return without anybody knowing he had been unavailable during the previous games. But with the minimum stay on the disabled list reduced from 15 to 10 days, he will have a better opportunity to return to full health while spending the next week sidelined.