This offseason, much has been talked on the Atlanta Braves young prospects, rotation woes and the 2016 lineup…but not many are talking about the bullpen. This portion of the 2016 Braves team could be very improved over the 2015 version.
First let’s take a look at who could possibly be in the Braves bullpen. Some of these names are on the 40-man roster, others aren’t.
The players who aren’t on the 40-man roster have stars beside their names.
Danny Burawa – RHP
Mauricio Cabrera – RHP
David Carpenter** – RHP
Hunter Cervenka** – LHP
Ryan Kelly** – RHP
Ian Krol – LHP
Matt Marksberry – LHP
Andrew McKirahan – LHP
Alexi Ogando** – RHP
Jose Ramirez – RHP
Paco Rodriguez – LHP
Evan Rutckyj – LHP
Chris Volstad** – RHP
Daniel Winkler – RHP
Chris Withrow – RHP
Carlos Torres** – RHP
Shae Simmons – RHP
Alex Torres** – LHP
Arodys Vizcaino – RHP
Mike Foltynewicz – RHP
Jim Johnson – RHP
Jason Grilli – RHP
Whew…my count is 22 pitchers have a shot at making the Opening Day bullpen for the Atlanta Braves.