Johnny Estrada placed on 15-day DL, Brayan Pena recalled from Richmond
Johnny Estrada is still suffering from the aftermath of his collision with Darin Erstad on June 6th. Lower back spasms landed him on the 15-day disabled list Thursday retroactive to August 6th. That makes him eligible to return to active duty on August 21st. Brayan Pena was called up from Triple-A Richmond, for the third time this year, to back up Brian McCann who will now assume starting duties. Methinks Braves fans should expect McCann to be the Braves’ starting catcher the rest of the season (and beyond) and that’s probably a good thing!
