Thanks to Brandon Beachy’s trip to the disabled list the Atlanta Braves are giving Jair Jurrjens a second chance. Jurrjens was demoted to Triple-A Gwinnett early in the season due to his dreadful performances. While Jurrjens hasn’t been to successful down there either the Braves are hoping his All-Star history shows up again in the teams time of need.
“He’s made some progress,” Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. “His velocity has been up there. There’s some separation there with his change-up, so we’re going to give him a shot. He’s been an All-Star; he has the experience. Give him an opportunity again. I’m curious when he comes back to see how he pitches.” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
In my opinion, that doesn’t sound like a manager is to sure of the decision. If the team truly believed he was ready that quote would have been much more glowing not mentioning his All-Star history and that he’s curious to see how he does.
So why the uncertainty?
Well at the time of his demot
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June 17, 2012
