All hail Orlando Arcia’s bench spot
The Braves had some utility infielders in camp. After today, that number is about to seriously dwindle:
The 34-year-old Goins failed to appear in a major league game in 2021 for the first time since 2012, spending the entire year at Gwinnett and putting up a weak 73 wRC+. He has a career -0.4 fWAR and was never a serious candidate to break camp with the club.
Phil Gosselin, a 2010 Braves draftee, seemed like he was in the running to make the roster if the Braves opted to carry an extra bench player on their expanded, 28-man April roster, but it looks like the Braves are declining to do so.