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- Updated: August 31, 2016
ATLANTA — Instead of sending Aaron Blair to the mound every five days with the hope he will eventually figure it out, the Braves have decided to remove Blair from the rotation to give him time to work on his mechanics.
“We want to kind of back him off starting and do some work with him mechanically,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “[Pitching coach Roger McDowell] has seen some things he thinks will help him down the road. He needs some concentrated work here without us just running him out there, just hoping he gets through it.”
After Blair returned from a two-month demotion to Triple-A Gwinnett and allowed three home runs over just four innings during Sunday’s loss in San Francisco, he said he needed to bring a “tougher approach” to the mound.
But while debating whether to give Blair another start, the Braves determined added aggression won’t completely solve the mechanical flaws that have led to an 8.23 ERA through 12 big league starts.
When he was acquired from the D-backs in December, Blair ranked among MLB.com’s Top 100 …
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