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Atlanta Braves Also Released Eury Perez Last Night

Last night we discussed the decision that was made to allow injured/rehabbing starting pitching Mike Minor to depart the club. At the time, we knew that Pedro Ciriaco was not offered a contract for 2016 as well.

Perhaps a little surprising was this news that we just received this morning:

#Braves also declined to offer contract to OF Eury Perez, in addition to arb-eligibles Mike Minor & Pedro Ciriaco. Perez wasn't arb eligible

— David O'Brien (@DOBrienAJC) December 3, 2015

Eury Perez didn’t play a lot, and he had occasional ‘moments’ in left field (including an in-game collision with Cameron Maybin), but his 80-class speed also made him useful on the basepaths as a late replacement.