Braves counting on Medlen in the bullpen

I have to admit. I wasn't impressed with Kris Medlen the first time I saw him pitch. To be fair, it was his big league debut, so he deserved to be little nervous. So on May 21, 2009, Medlen walked to the Turner Field mound for the first time. The Colorado Rockies were in the opposing dugout and Medlen had been called on to replace starter Jo-Jo Reyes. Remember him? Reyes was the guy who couldn't win a start, going more than two years without one for the Braves. Eventually, Reyes, along with shortstop Yunel Escobar, were shipped to Toronto for shortstops Alex Gonzalez and Tyler Pastornicky, who is inheriting the job from Gonzalez this year. (By the way, Reyes finally ended his MLB-record tying streak at 28 consecutive starts without a win a streak that lasted from June 13, 2008 to May 30, 2011 -- with the Blue Jays, who released him about a month later. He's with Pittsburgh this spring.) Back to Medlen. So the Braves were tired of Reyes, and decided to give the ...