While much of Braves Country were watching the snow this morning, the Atlanta Braves made a Spring Training move.
The Braves sent Aaron Schunk and Brewer Hicklen to minor league camp today. Schunk gives them infield depth at the minor league level, but not a ton more. Aaron had 131 somewhat forgettable plate appearances with the Colorado Rockies during the last two years. He failed to impress in Spring Training, with a .174/.208/.174 line in 24 plate appearances. The projections think he would be replacement-level with Atlanta. So if he’s needed, they have a baseline perhaps.
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Brewer Hicklen, an outfielder from UAB, was sent to minor league camp as well. Hicklen has bounced between Detroit, Milwaukee, and was drafted by Kansas City. He hasn’t been able to stick anywhere, however. So he’ll most likely wait with Schunk in Gwinnett until needed.
They won’t be making the Opening Day roster. That’s not to say they won’t appear in another Spring Training game. Because in preseason games, the rosters are made up and the stats don’t matter. They’re like, I don’t know, Braves Country TV options in Montana. The Braves have 43 players in camp.