Matt Childers
Thomson went on the DL today, and the Braves promoted Childers, who's performed fairly well so far this season at Richmond. Of course, last year he was a 25-year-old swingman with a ~5 ERA for the Brewers' AAA affiliate, so he ain't got much in the way of bonafides...
An extended absence by Thomson would be very bad news indeed. He's slotted as our fourth starter, and one advantage the Braves have had the last couple of seasons is depth in the rotation -- John Thomson is the best 4th starter in the NL, unless you count the recently activated Brad Penny (I know, Greg Maddux is the Cubs 4th...I'll still take Thomson). Kyle Davies is the likely call-up to replace Thomson in the rotation for the time being. We've been awfully fortunate with the performance of our Richmond call-ups lately (Thomas, Green, Orr, Colon last year, etc), but Thomson-to-Davies is a falloff we'll be lucky to absorb.
An extended absence by Thomson would be very bad news indeed. He's slotted as our fourth starter, and one advantage the Braves have had the last couple of seasons is depth in the rotation -- John Thomson is the best 4th starter in the NL, unless you count the recently activated Brad Penny (I know, Greg Maddux is the Cubs 4th...I'll still take Thomson). Kyle Davies is the likely call-up to replace Thomson in the rotation for the time being. We've been awfully fortunate with the performance of our Richmond call-ups lately (Thomas, Green, Orr, Colon last year, etc), but Thomson-to-Davies is a falloff we'll be lucky to absorb.
posted by Sam Bass | 9:35 PM
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