ATLANTA, GA - AUGUST 02: Shane Greene #19 of the Atlanta Braves. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
Atlanta Braves fans rejoiced when the team acquired Detroit’s All-Star closer, Shane Greene, last season. He is one of many relievers who has looked particularly nasty this year.
The Atlanta Braves brought Shane Greene in to be the closer last season on a postseason-bound team who was struggling with the backend of the bullpen. He was handed the closer’s gig and had it taken away from him in less than ten days.
Greene gave up five earned runs in his first three appearances as an Atlanta Brave.