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2012 player preview: Yohan Flande

Found February 21, 2012 on Chop-N-Change: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Yohan Flande,  Julio Teheran,  Randall Delgado,  J.J. Hoover,  Zeke Spruill,  Todd Redmond
TEAMS: Atlanta Braves

Ah yes, Yohan Flande. He's also known by the English translation of his name, "AAA roster filler". But let me be serious for a minute. Flande isn't in the top ten starting pitchers on Atlanta's depth chart, and he's really just....a warm body to fill out the AAA rotation.You can do a lot worse than Flande, though. In 137 innings for Gwinnett, split between the starting rotation and the bullpen, Flande had a 4.01 ERA, struck out 104, walked just 38, and allowed only nine homers. That translates to a 3.37 FIP, which is pretty damn good for a guy I'm calling roster filler. When you consider that 2011 was his first year pitching at AAA, things get a little more impressive.But sometimes, you have to think realistically. With the Braves starting five right now, along with Julio Teheran, Randall Delgado, and JJ Hoover in Gwinnett and Zeke Spruill in Mississippi, the highest you can put Flande on the major league depth chart is tenth, and that's assuming yo...
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… Cue all the Beyonce sympathizers  saying he just got done having a baby or some ****. PS Still my all time favorite Spring Training Physique.
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