The offseason lull is ongoing, but so is our player review series. Up next, we take a look at Atlanta Braves reliever John Brebbia. We break down his impact, his struggles, and what his brief Atlanta tenure means for the team moving forward.<\/p>\n
Interested in the guys on the farm, too? Our prospect review series also carries on with Luke Sinnard and Garrett Baumann.<\/p>\n
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MLB News:<\/strong><\/p>\n After winning Game Six 3-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers have forced a Game Seven of the Fall Classic. First pitch is set for tonight at 8:00 ET.<\/p>\n The Washington Nationals hired 33-year-old Blake Butera as manager. He is the league\u2019s youngest skipper since 1972.<\/p>\n Detroit Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres underwent sports hernia surgery on Friday. He is expected to be cleared for baseball activities in four weeks.<\/p>\n The Washington Nationals announced that catcher Jorge Alfaro has cleared outright waivers and become a free agent.<\/p>\n The Los Angeles Angels have hired Mike Maddux, brother of Greg Maddux, as their new pitching coach. Maddux was previously with the Texas Rangers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \ufeffAtlanta Braves news and notes from Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":115290,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[71,4360,78,582,3365,4376,288,39,4375,4374,295,296],"class_list":["post-115289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-atlanta-braves","tag-blake-butera","tag-detroit-tigers","tag-gleyber-torres","tag-john-brebbia","tag-jorge-alfaro","tag-los-angeles-angels","tag-los-angeles-dodgers","tag-luke-sinnard","tag-mike-maddux","tag-texas-rangers","tag-washington-nationals"],"yoast_head":"\n