Braves release Aaron Blair

[rico43]

Safe to say I did not see that coming. Suffered a shoulder injury making a tag play at home plate for Gwinnett. The subsequent shoulder surgery was termed "Career threatening" and I guess we can confirm that as fact.

Blair would have had to been kept on the MLB 40-man roster to be placed on the 60-day DL, and the combination of torn rotator cuff and capsule tear meant he was a longshot to be ready at any time next season. He had just recovered from a torn lat muscle from the end of the 2017 season.

His roster spot was filled by the reis

The Braves indicated they would continue covering his rehab and would be open to re-signing him at such time he could pitch.

For his career, Blair made a total of 16 starts with a 2-8 record and 7.89 ERA.

[UNCBlue012]

It's really surprising how quickly he fell. At one point, he was ranked as a top-50 prospect by several reputable outlets.

I saw a guy say a few days ago that the Diamondbacks screwed him over and changed his repertoire and he just never adjusted from there.

[TheBravos]

A little surprised that he was cut. I guess the injury might be career ending....hate that for him.