Braves Call Up Top Pitching Prospect JR Ritchie

0:00It's April 28th. I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News today. Your AI-powered baseball briefing braves shaking up the roster, calling up top-pitching prospect JR Richie to start tomorrow afternoon against the nationals. They're sending DDA Fuente's back to Triple-Age win it right after his recall this morning, and promoting Carlos Carrasco for long-relieved duty. Fuente's labor due three innings tonight, coughing up seven hits and a walk, which burned the bullpen early. Martín Perez had to eat those innings, and with every reliever worked in the last two days, plus Dylan Dodd headed to the injured list, a bullpen game, was off the table for the series finale. Richie's the perfect spot starter, tearing it up in Gwyneth with just three runs allowed in 27 and a third innings. The 22-year-old strikes out over a quarter of hitters, even with 13 walks and four plunks showing his commands a work in progress. He's Atlanta's number two prospect, packing a 94-mile per hour fastball, and four off-speed

1:01weapons like a change-up, cutter, slider, and curve. This debut past service time limits open-sprospect promotion incentive doors. If he cracks top two in rookie of the year votes, he banks the full service. Year. Expect Richie up and down his rotation depth, maybe optioned after tomorrow with an off-day Monday and Spencer Strider close to returning. Keepers stay flexible, keeping that pen fresh for the Phillies weekend.