ROOT FOR BANUELOS, HE'S THROWING THURSDAY

Look, we already lost the David Carpenter, Manny Banuelos sweepstakes, although Chasen Shreve has been decent... but Carpenter's already gone... and this is a quick and important note; Manny Banuelos will make his Braves debut on Thursday. Write that down.

According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution: "Banuelos, 24, is expected to be called up from Gwinnett and make his major league debut Thursday with a start against the Washington Nationals in a series-finale matchup against arguably baseball’s hottest pitcher, Max Scherzer.

Banuelos would take the rotation turn of rookie Williams Perez, who was placed on the 15-day Saturday with a bruised foot after being struck by a sharp one-hop grounder Friday."

 I'm a fan, a big fan of Banuelos.  Maybe it's the lefty thing, but maybe I just believed in the kid a helluva lot more than the Yankees did.  Just to rub it in more, AJC writes: "Banuelos is 6-2 with a 2.29 ERA and .215 opponents’ average in 15 starts at Gwinnett, with 69 strikeouts, 38 walks and two homers allowed in 82 2/3 innings."

Boom.  That just happened. He should get his shot.

Root for Manny. He deserves our support.

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