' signing of pitcher Reynaldo Lopez over the winter may turn out to be one of the best moves of the entire offseason.
Having served as a reliever nearly exclusively since 2022, the Braves said they wanted to utilize Lopez as a starter, and that's worked out to historic proportions.Any time that you are on a list with Maddux and Glavine, two Hall of Famers, you are doing something right. Lopez is 3-2 this year with a 1.85 ERA and is in the running for an All-Star Game appearance this summer. He's struck out 62 batters in 63.1 innings.
Given that he's only started one game since 2022 coming into this season, it's unclear if Lopez will be able to serve as a starter the entire year but in the absence of Spencer Strider, the team has certainly needed everything that he has given them. Lopez is in his ninth year in the big leagues with the Washington Nationals, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Cleveland Guardians and Braves.The Braves are 35-25 on the season and will take on the Nationals on Friday night at Nationals Park. First pitch is set for 6:45 p.m. ET.Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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