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- Updated: December 9, 2016
ATLANTA — After spending the past two years stockpiling starting-pitching prospects, the Braves are using some of their surplus to brighten the future of their bullpen with high-upside power pitchers like Luke Jackson, who was acquired from the Rangers on Thursday night.
The Braves traded right-hander Tyrell Jenkins and left-handed reliever Brady Feigl in exchange for Jackson, a 25-year-old right-hander who spent time in Texas’ bullpen the past two seasons.
Before trading Rob Whalen to the Mariners to create a 40-man roster spot for Sean Rodriguez last week, the Braves debated simply releasing Jenkins, who was acquired with Shelby Miller in the November 2014 trade that sent Jason Heyward to the Cardinals.
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