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A.J. Minter should be in the Braves 2021 starting rotation.



It seems very obvious that A.J. Minter should at least be given a real shot to be a starting pitcher for the Braves next season. It is far too late in the season to try and totally convert to anything more than an opener right now but next season seems pretty clear cut to me. His first career start seemed to be one of legends. 3 shutout innings with 7 strikeouts. He looked absolutely dominant the entire time. The braves initially planned for him to pitch an inning or 2 and he ended up cruising through 3 with no problems. There is a very good argument to be made that he should have been brought back out to start the 4th. It was an unexpected start that he wasn't even stretched out for. He wasn't just good. He was dominant. He looked like an ace. Imagine if he were fully stretched out and expecting to start while on 4 days rest. I know he is valuable in the bullpen but most dominant starting pitchers are. I know the results of Minter as a full time starter would be hard to accurately predict over the course of a full season at this point but I wouldn't be shocked if he ended up becoming the Braves best starting pitcher. That opportunity seems way too hard to pass up for me. Am I the only one that sees this?

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