{"id":64828,"date":"2025-06-29T10:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T10:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=64828"},"modified":"2025-06-29T10:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T10:52:12","slug":"update-braves-latest-bullpen-roster-move-feels-like-rearranging-deck-chairs-on-the-titanic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=64828","title":{"rendered":"Update: Braves latest bullpen roster move feels like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_498,y_15,w_4456,h_2506\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/17\/01jyvhcea4zvxesgk9f2.jpg\" alt=\"Arizona Diamondbacks v New York Mets\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It is fair to say that the Atlanta Braves are trending back towards rock bottom again.<\/p>\n<p>After what was an embarrassing 13-0 loss Friday to the Phillies despite Philly throwing a bullpen game, the Braves have lost three straight games and have undone most of the good work they had put in over the last week or two.<\/p>\n<p>Bryce Elder was terrible to be sure, but Michael Petersen struggled in long relief on Friday as well leaving Atlanta to consider other options.<\/p>\n<p>Again, there were a lot of factors last night that influenced the outcome including a lengthy rain delay, but that didn&#8217;t stop the Phillies from going off.<\/p>\n<p>The Braves have to reset right now if they want to be anywhere close to relevant this season.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday did bring a roster move to help by sending Petersen back down to the minors and recalling Kevin Herget to have a fresh bullpen arm, but that move just isn&#8217;t going to cut it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Braves recall Kevin Herget to reinforce the bullpen, but a lot more work is needed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Herget may end up being a fine addition to the Braves&#8217; bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>He has a reasonable 3.29 ERA down at Triple-A and while he only has one appearance in the majors in 2025, Herget at least has experience throwing in the big leagues and can give Atlanta multiple innings at a time if need be.<\/p>\n<p>However, Petersen wasn&#8217;t exactly close to being &#8220;the problem&#8221; for the Braves. They have several highly used relievers that probably shouldn&#8217;t be entrusted with high leverage situations and the offense looked absolutely dreadful on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, sending Michael Harris II down to the minors and moving on from Ozzie Albies altogether don&#8217;t sound like completely crazy ideas at the moment. Oh, and the rotation has been ravaged by injuries. Sigh.<\/p>\n<p>Will the Braves actually make substantive changes to their roster here soon? That feels unlikely.<\/p>\n<p>Jurickson Profar is coming back from his PED suspension soon and Atlanta likely hopes that will get the offense going again.<\/p>\n<p>If not, why exactly would the front office invest what little trade capital they have trying to patch what feels like a sinking ship that has taken on too much water already?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is fair to say that the Atlanta Braves are trending back towards rock bottom again. 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