The Braves will send a collection of relievers to the mound, spearheaded by Kris Medlen. He will be starting in place of Tim Hudson, who will start back at Disney in a minor league game. There's nothing wrong, they just wanted to avoid Huddy facing the Phillies in back to back starts -- save if for the season, right? After Medlen will be Jesse Chavez (with perhaps his last chance this spring), Eric O'Flaherty, Jo-Jo Reyes, Jonny Venters, and Craig Kimbrel. Pretty much all the competitors for the last two spots in the bullpen.
Here is the lineup:
Melky Cabrera, RF
Martin Prado, 2B
Brian McCann, C
Troy Glaus, 1B
Matt Diaz, LF
Omar Infante, 3B
Nate McLouth, CF
Brandon Hicks, SS
Kris Medlen, P
I would imagine that the expected cuts will come after the game.
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