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The Atlanta Braves have made changes to the bullpen following a crushing loss 11-10 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. One perplexing move was the decision to designate Scott Blewett for assignment.<\/p>\n

He quite literally lived up to his name on Sunday. He allowed five earned runs in 1 1\/3 innings pitched en route to the Braves blowing a 10-4 lead. It was bad, but he had a 2.25 ERA heading into the day. His last six outings had been scoreless. Yet, he’s off a Major League roster for the third time this season and not for lack of overall performance.<\/p>\n

Shuffling the bullpen and addressing the issue is a great starting point. Calling up Craig Kimbrel and Dylan Dodd is a good first step. However, the decision to move on from Blewett wasn’t the best.<\/p>\n

If Blewett shouldn’t have been the odd man out, then somebody else would have to go to make room for Kimbrel on the 40-man. Rafael Montero should have been who the Braves moved on from. His start to his Braves tenure was great with three scoreless appearances. Since then, he’s had a 6.43 ERA in 16 appearances. In his most recent outing on Friday, he allowed three runs putting what was a close game out of reach.<\/p>\n

Between the two pitchers, even if both pitchers have had rough outings, Blewett has been the better pitcher overall.<\/p>\n

The only justification for keeping him around is money. The Braves are paying him $2,996,237 this season, and they might not want to pay him to sit on the couch. Meanwhile, Blewett is making league minimum and is still pre-arbitration.<\/p>\n

It’s an understandable argument went the contract is steep, but at this cost, it’s worth biting the bullet. It’s a relatively small price to pay in order to have the team in the best position to win ballgames.<\/p>\n

Credit where it’s due for changes. However, the Braves are in a position right now where each move needs to be as calculated as possible.<\/p>\n

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