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By Jackson Roberts
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One of the fun things about this part of the baseball calendar is trying to predict which names previously unknown to their new fan bases will make an impact by the end of the year.
For the Atlanta Braves, it's been an offseason of heavy roster turnover, both at the major and minor-league levels. The additions of Robert Suarez, Ha-Seong Kim, and Mike Yastrzemski have gotten most of the attention, but surely, some of the moves they've made on the periphery of the roster will matter as well.
Atlanta recently added one more new name to the list as it prepares to head to spring training in Florida next month.
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According to the official transactions log on his MLB.com roster page, 26-year-old right-hander Blayne Enlow signed a minor-league contract with the Braves on Thursday. The deal first appeared on the log sometime on Tuesday.
Enlow, 26, pitched in the Minnesota Twins organization for six seasons before moving on to the San Francisco Giants in 2024. He made just two appearances before being placed on the full-season injured list, and having not recorded stats anywhere in minor- or independent-league ball last year, it's safe to assume Enlow underwent a long recovery process.
Once a third-round pick out of high school in Louisiana, Enlow generally pitched well in the low levels of the minors, but hit a wall at Triple-A in the Twins organization. He had a 7.94 ERA in 45 1/3 innings there, and now, that experience was 2 1/2 years ago.
One never knows what a pitcher may have tweaked with their arsenal during a long recovery process. Braves fans will want to keep an eye on Enlow during spring training just in case he emerges as a roster sleeper.
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