Catcher’s Blog

The Braves made their second round of cuts this morning. Some of the players cut were in the running for a spot on the roster, but were taken out of the running. The following players cut were Javy Lopez, who opted to retire instead of accepting a minor league assignment, Brandon Jones, Jo-Jo Reyes, Ryan Drese, Jorge Campillo, Francisely Bueno, and Jordan Schafer, who hasn’t played above A level yet.

The backup catcher roll was still too close to call between Brayan Pena, Clint Sammons, and Corky Miller. It also appears that Jair Jurrjens is going to be the man getting the 5th rotation spot now that Jo-Jo Reyes was cut, but there’s still less likely candidates Jeff Bennett and Buddy Carlyle to consider. It appears the Braves might take both Martin Prado and Brent Lillibridge up north with with them on their roster, as Omar Infante, along with Mike Gonzalez, has been placed on the 15-day DL and will probably be out until at least May. This is not a certainty, but is most likely what will happen.

With a week left in Spring Training, there will be even more battling going on. It’s going to be interesting to see how everything turns out in the end. Seven more days to go!