Has the Atlanta Braves Front Office Learned Its Lesson About Rushing Guys? | Atlanta Braves Podcast

After Atlanta’s 12–4 loss to the Pirates, Lindsay Crosby argues Hurston Waldrep was rushed back from elbow surgery before he was ready, leading to seven earned runs in 3.1 innings, five walks, and a hit batter that set up Ryan O’Hearn’s record-setting three homers and 10 RBI for the game. Crosby breaks down Waldrep’s low zone rates and lack of chase on the splitter, comparing his profile to Ian Anderson, and places blame on the front office for repeatedly accelerating injury returns (Acuña, Ha-Seong Kim, Drake Baldwin). He notes Atlanta may be changing course by taking Acuña’s second hamstring injury slower and being cautious with Robert Suárez, but the Braves now face a rotation crunch ahead of the All-Star break, with limited options for Sunday’s start and bullpen/roster moves. Buy Braves Today merch: bravestoday.store Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/wksQqVNEpX Follow Lindsay on Twitter: @CrosbyBaseball Read our written work: bravestoday.substack.com Get 20% off at NCase Cards with promo code "BravesToday Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.