Originally Posted by
Enscheff
The plan should be not to overreact to a few games of poor results just like they didn’t overreact to a few games of good results. Everyone already knows what Fried is, and a good or bad stretch doesn’t change that.
Fried likely sticks in the rotation at least until Gausman is ready. At that point it will be someone else’s turn to take a 10 break, and that guy may very well be Fried.
We’ve seen the Braves manage a pitching staff under AA for a couple seasons now, so this type of maneuvering shouldn’t surprise anyone.