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USA Today Sports Weekly, April 2, 2019
Braves closer Tom Haley was dominant in exhibition play, walking only two batters and striking out 13 in 10 spring innings. Another reliever that opened the eyes of new manager Bill Nesling and pitching coach Don Cooper was Steven Butler, who looks like he'll share setup duties with veterans Jonathan Broxton and Dennis Puckett, who signed a one-year deal with the Braves in February...
The Colorado Rockies signed Julio Teheran to a $100 million contract last month, but the Rockies learned that the righthander won't take the mound for them until August, at the earliest. Teheran left a game against his former teammates, the Atlanta Braves, on March 31 with a shoulder injury, which has been diagnosed as a torn rotator cuff...
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