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How will the Atlanta Braves utilize the "piggyback"

Last Thursday, Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker acknowledged that the Braves will opt to utilize the piggyback rotation method that the Tampa Bay Rays have used the most throughout baseball for the last few seasons.

In an effort to possibly prevent injuries to pitchers who perhaps will not be fully stretched out to go 6,7, or 8 innings in a game, the Braves will use a traditional starting pitcher for three or so innings and then bring in another pitcher to hopefully go two or three innings.

This will certainly not be as big a deal for the first 15 games as teams will start with the expanded 30 man rosters before they have to trim down to 28.