Yesterday was an off day. That made it the “perfect” time for the Jurickson Profar news to break.
Now, we return to something slightly more normal: meaningless March exhibition contests… but with a twist.
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You see, the World Baseball Classic starts in earnest tonight, and many of the national teams have today and tomorrow for exhibition-level tune-ups against MLB clubs — albeit those MLB clubs are partially depleted due to WBC participation.
This afternoon, the Braves will tangle with Team Colombia.
Colombia’s squad is a mix of major leaguers, prospects, and guys who aren’t really in affiliated ball.
They do have a number of MLB/former MLB pitchers, including old pal Julio Teheran, but also current MLB starter Jose Quintana. Their scheduled starter for today is Luis Patiño, who was a big-time prospect that couldn’t really stay healthy, and was released by the Padres in the middle of last season after persistent elbow issues and ineffectiveness.
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Donovan Solano, Harold Ramirez, and old friend Gio Urshela are other names you might recognize on the Colombian side.
The Braves are starting Elieser Hernandez (for some reason) but have a lineup full of mostly regulars — except that Ronald Acuña Jr. and Ozzie Albies are off with their own WBC teams, and Profar, well, oof.
