Introducing the Newest Brave Sean Newcomb

Sean Newcomb has finally arrivedThe Sean Newcomb experience has been quite a roller coaster since he was acquired from the Angels 19 months ago. We know the details of that trade, in which the Braves sent start shortstop Andrelton Simmons to Los Angeles for Erick Aybar, Chris Ellis, and primarily Newcomb. Within a year the first two members of that group collapsed and became trade bait, Ellis as part of the trade for Jaime Garcia and Aybar for Kade Scivicque. That left all the attention falling squarely on the shoulders of Sean Newcomb. For many, Newcomb underwhelmed last season with a 3.86 ERA for AA Mississippi and has continued to do so with Gwinnett as he can’t shake his walk habit. Some wrote him off, and most dropped him considerably in their prospect rankings. Newcomb somehow became buried in the minds of many by the myriad of talented pitchers the Braves have accrued.

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