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Norris now late-inning bullpen option
- Updated: May 21, 2016
PHILADELPHIA — Bud Norris may not rejoin the Braves’ rotation at any point during this season, but if the right-hander continues to pitch as effectively as he has since moving to the bullpen, he could prove to be one of the reliable late-inning relief options Atlanta has been seeking.
After spending the past three weeks being primarily used as a long reliever, Norris secured a four-run lead with a scoreless eighth inning during Friday night’s 7-1 win over the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The 31-year-old’s hard-sinking fastball sat around 96 mph, or about three miles per hour faster than his fastball averaged when he had to conserve his energy as a starter.
“His stuff is good, and he does such a good job,” Braves interim manager …
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