Vercingetorix
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I had hoped they would give Lerew a shot at the late Mark Redman's job, and here he is. Freak, I don't know if you'll like BP's take on him any better than the other ones:
"Lerew's an important young arm in the Braves system, hard as that might be to believe while looking at his performance with Richmond last year [7.48 ERA, with 92 hits and 36 BB in 71 IP]. That rough first half led to a return to Double-A and effectiveness. Lerew has average stuff coupled with good control, meaning he will most likely be a back of the rotation guy or middle reliever. The Braves could use assistance in either department, so he has a job waiting for him if he can just get past the International League."
..but he's got a 1.37 ERA in five starts at Richmond this year, and has apparently turned things around. I like the idea of trying to plug that hole with a young guy with upside instead of finding another retread. I will be watching his first start with interest tonight.
"Lerew's an important young arm in the Braves system, hard as that might be to believe while looking at his performance with Richmond last year [7.48 ERA, with 92 hits and 36 BB in 71 IP]. That rough first half led to a return to Double-A and effectiveness. Lerew has average stuff coupled with good control, meaning he will most likely be a back of the rotation guy or middle reliever. The Braves could use assistance in either department, so he has a job waiting for him if he can just get past the International League."
..but he's got a 1.37 ERA in five starts at Richmond this year, and has apparently turned things around. I like the idea of trying to plug that hole with a young guy with upside instead of finding another retread. I will be watching his first start with interest tonight.
