Braves: Walt Weiss provides Drake Baldwin return timeline
Over the weekend, Alex Anthopoulos gave us a hint of when Braves star catcher Drake Baldwin might return, saying his oblique injury typically requires a 3-4 week recovery and that the club would err on the side of caution given the circumstances. Now we have a much clearer timeline. Walt Weiss said ahead of Tuesday’s […]
Over the weekend, Alex Anthopoulos gave us a hint of when Braves star catcher Drake Baldwin might return, saying his oblique injury typically requires a 3-4 week recovery and that the club would err on the side of caution given the circumstances.
Now we have a much clearer timeline. Walt Weiss said ahead of Tuesday’s game against the Blue Jays that Baldwin could return during the team’s next homestand, which runs from June 16th through June 21st.
Weiss said Baldwin could be activated during the next homestand, which runs June 16-21
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Anthopoulos also said he didn’t expect Baldwin would need a rehab assignment, and this update seems to confirm that.
The Braves haven’t missed a beat in Baldwin’s absence, maintaining a healthy 9.5 game lead in the NL East over the Nationals and Phillies — but the situation at catcher has been nothing short of abysmal. Sandy Leon is hitting below the legal driving limit with -0.4 WAR in 12 games. Chadwick Tromp has been better, but not by much, hitting .217 with a .469 OPS over 11 games.
Getting Baldwin’s bat back in the lineup will be a breath of fresh air. Before going down with the oblique injury, he was hitting .303 with 13 home runs and a .931 OPS — building beautifully off his Rookie of the Year campaign and on his way to his first All-Star appearance.
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