While the backend of the Braves bullpen understandably got a lot of the accolades this past season, there were several guys that played the important role of preserving some of those guys. The Braves had a really tough time with starters getting even relatively deep into games, so there were a few guys whose main mission was to put out fires and give the Braves innings to prevent burning multiple relievers while trying to stay in games that got out of hand early.
There were a few guys that played that role, but the long man out of the bullpen of choice for the Braves was undoubtedly Josh Tomlin who had a bit of an up and down year for the Braves.