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Braves Place Troy Glaus On DL, Accommodate Derrek Lee
It's been a rough stretch for Troy Glaus. After a hot streak lifted his OPS all the way into the high-.800s, some knee soreness started to get the better of him, and, over the past two months, he's batted just .172 with three home runs. The division-leading Braves rather predictably wouldn't stand for that kind of underperformance, and Wednesday they made the dual moves of trading for Derrek Lee and, to make room, placing Troy Glaus on the disabled list:
Lee will assume Glaus' regular job at first base and, when Glaus comes back, he will serve as a right-handed power bat off the bench. The 34 year old just hasn't recently been able to deliver on the promise he showed earlier on.
Read more over at Talking Chop.
Aug 18 8:05p by Jeff Sullivan - 0 comments