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- Updated: August 9, 2016
MILWAUKEE — Though trades and injuries have altered its makeup over the past few weeks, the Braves’ bullpen has started to take shape, courtesy of the rapid development of Mauricio Cabrera and Jose Ramirez. The young right-handers proved dependable yet again during Monday night’s 4-3, 12-inning win over the Brewers at Miller Park.
“It’s kind of a nice mix of interchangeable pieces in that bullpen right now,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said after his team won for the ninth time in its past 13 games.
As the Braves have looked toward the future and gained a sense of who they might want in next year’s bullpen, they have recently traded left-handed relievers Dario Alvarez and Hunter Cervenka before their values began to fade. Setup man Chris Withrow was placed on the disabled list with a sore throwing elbow on Monday, and former closer Arodys Vizcaino is about a week away from returning from the DL.
But with Ramirez, Cabrera and rejuvenated veteran Jim Johnson, the Braves are starting to feel they have the stability that the back end of their bullpen has lacked during …
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