Braves rotation is reset as Weiss moves López to bullpen and says more changes could be coming
ATLANTA (AP) — Right-hander Reynaldo López, who opened the season as Atlanta's No. 2 starter, is moving to the bullpen as Braves manager Walt Weiss shuffles his rotation for a series against Detroit. More changes could be coming, with right-hander Spencer Strider possibly making his season debut in this weekend's series at Colorado after opening the season on the injured list because of a strained oblique.
Left-hander Martín Pérez (1-1, 2. 70 ERA) is scheduled to start Tuesday night's series opener against Detroit. Rookie JR Ritchie , who won in his major league debut on Thursday at Washington, is scheduled to start Wednesday.
Right-hander Bryce Elder (3-1, 1. 95) is set for Thursday's start. Weiss said he expects López (1-1, 3.
74) to return to the rotation after he works out some mechanical flaws in his delivery. Weiss said López is a reliever “for now. ” “We see him as a starter,” the skipper said.
"He’s working through some things, delivery-wise, that type of thing, and he’s getting right there. And when he’s right, he’s one of our best starters. He was our No.