Atlanta Braves Bringing Back Relief Pitcher Eric O’Flaherty

Braves Sign EOF, Could Compete For A Bullpen Job

Big news coming out of the Winter Meetings for the Atlanta Braves!! — Braves bringing back left-handed relief pitcher Eric O’Flaherty. EOF gets a minor league deal with the Braves and will get a Spring Training invite.

Unfamiliar with the O’Flaherty name? Probably not, but let’s go over who were getting. The Braves selected him off waivers on November 20, 2008 from the Seattle Mariners. That’s when his career took off. In 2009, Fredi Gonzalez pitched the hell out of him. He appeared in 78 games while posting a 3.04 ERA.

From 2009 to 2013 EOF was one of the best relief pitchers in the game. 295 appearances within those five years and then on May…