Jeff Francoeur among first 7 roster cuts
The Braves today made their first seven cuts since spring training began. Surprisingly, phenom Jeff Francoeur, was among those sent to the Braves minor league camp. Francoeur, who was widely believed to have an outside shot at making the team as a reserve, will begin the season at either AAA Richmond or AA Mississippi. With ten other outfielders in camp, it became difficult to get them all adequate playing time.
Non-roster invitees Brian McCann, Onil Joseph, Daniel Curtis, Gonzalo Lopez, Miguel Bernard, and Carlos Mendez were also assigned to the minor league camp. Both McCann and Joseph will start at AA Mississippi. The Braves currently have 46 players in their major league camp and expect to make more cuts next Thursday.
