{"id":42659,"date":"2025-03-20T06:37:10","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T06:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42659"},"modified":"2025-03-20T06:37:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T06:37:10","slug":"brian-snitker-makes-intriguing-comments-about-braves-final-roster-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=42659","title":{"rendered":"Brian Snitker makes intriguing comments about Braves final roster spots"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-108784\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sportstalkatl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/9532207221029-atl-v-laa.jpg?fit=1000%2C667&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Braves Brian Snitker\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Following several roster moves over the last few days, there aren\u2019t too many more tough decisions for the Braves to make ahead of Opening Day. The final spot in the bullpen is a bit of a question mark, as is the final spot in the rotation, which manager Brian Snitker had some very interesting comments about on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re cutting down pretty close right now. There\u2019s not that many decisions to make. You never know, I may get into the clubhouse tomorrow and somebody popped up who\u2019s not even here now,\u201d Snitker said, via David O\u2019Brien of The Athletic.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it\u2019s just wishful thinking on my part, but that final sentence caught my eye pretty quickly.<\/p>\n<p>Following the trade of Angel Perdomo and subsequent releases of Jake Diekman and Anderson Pilar, the Braves have a couple of 40-man roster spots open. With the current shape of their bullpen, they could certainly use another proven arm, if not multiple. It\u2019s the one area of the team that\u2019s really puzzling considering how inexpensive relief arms can be to acquire, whether it be free agency or trade. At some point, the Braves will have to add to their bullpen, and something in my gut still has me believing a move is coming down the pike sooner than we might expect.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Snitker also had some interesting comments about Ian Anderson\u2019s performance this Spring Training, more specifically, his control issues.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Snitker gave, let&#39;s say, much less than a full-throated endorsement of Ian Anderson&#39;s spring. Said the obvious, that the walks have been the issue, and that he&#39;s still got work to do,<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; David O&#39;Brien (@DOBrienATL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DOBrienATL\/status\/1902467099148050645?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 19, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Because Ian Anderson is out of options, most expect him to win a spot on the Opening Day roster. The Braves don\u2019t want to lose a valuable depth piece with some upside before the season even begins. With that being said, Anderson\u2019s control problems combined with his inability to miss bats is an alarming red flag Alex Anthopoulos and Brian Snitker might not be able to ignore.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following several roster moves over the last few days, there aren&#8217;t too many more tough decisions for the Braves to make ahead of Opening Day. 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