Who the Atlanta Braves should add to their starting rotation to replace Max Fried and Charlie Morton has been a hot debate the past several weeks. Two former MLB catchers weighed in on the subject during a episode of Foul Territory on Jan. 8.
One of those former catchers was Erik Kratz. He argued that after missing out on Jack Flaherty, the Braves will sign former Boston Red Sox starter Nick Pivetta.
“I feel like [the Braves aren’t] going to get Flaherty,” said Kratz . “Atlanta is a place where [Pivetta] can go in, they don’t need to expect too much of him, but I think a lot of people are going to be surprised by what he gets in free agency.”…