ATLANTA — Braves pitching coach Rick Kranitz prefers not to draw conclusions from how a starter looks before a game in the bullpen. He’s been around long enough to know that a bad session can yield a good outing and vice versa—there are simply too many pieces that can shift, both physical and mental, even in only the small window between bullpen and first pitch.
On Wednesday, however, Kranitz couldn’t help but get a bit excited: Kyle Wright looked absolutely phenomenal in the ‘pen.
“I don’t take a lot of stock in that,” the veteran coach said.