The Atlanta Braves were on a 4-game losing streak heading into their series finale against the Miami Marlins on Thursday afternoon.
While the offense has seemingly picked up, behind a red-hot Ronald Acuña, the Braves starting pitching has been mostly shaky to start the season. And it hasn't been much better for Atlanta's bullpen who've surrendered 12 runs over their last 13 innings.
92.9 The Game Braves reporter Joe Patrick joined the Midday Show on Thursday to discuss the biggest issue for the team right now.
"You can pick so many areas," Joe Patrick told Andy and Randy. "I think that the bullpen, obviously, is kind of the one that fans especially are really concerned about.
It has not shown itself to be the same bullpen that was so important last year. And I tend to think that it's not as bad as it's being made out to be, but it is just so much worse in comparison to how good they were last year where you were not blowing any lead ever it seemed like. Now, it feels very jarring when that happens."
With Huascar Ynoa now in the starting rotation and Chris Martin heading to the IL, should the Braves re-sign Shane Greene?