Falconsfan567 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Reliever Proctor to rejoin Braves on Sunday7:13 pm May 12, 2011, by David O'BrienThe Braves will get some bullpen help Sunday when Scott Proctor arrives from Triple-A Gwinnett, where the veteran has finally regained his form after two elbow surgeries.Proctor has a 1.06 ERA and three saves in 14 appearances for Gwinnett, and has recorded 24 strikeouts in 17 innings while allowing just 10 hits and five walks.The 34-year-old right-hander was released by the Braves at the end of spring training, then re-signed on April 3 to a minor-league contract. Because he was released, the Braves couldn’t add him to their major league roster until May 15.When Proctor re-signed, it was with an agreement that if another team was interested in adding Proctor to its major league roster before May 15, the Braves would work out a trade to let him go to a team if he wanted to.He has pitched so well at Gwinnett that at least two major league teams came calling. The Braves told Proctor they would work out a deal if he wanted to go, but also assured him that they would bring him to the majors on May 15 if he opted to stay. Proctor decided to stay with the Braves.Re-signing him now looks like a wise move by the Braves, whose bullpen is running a little thin due to Peter Moylan’s bulging disc — he’ll have back surgery next week — and Scott Linebrink’s struggles.Proctor was one of baseball’s top setup men in 2006-2007 with the Yankees and Dodgers, but a heavy workload those seasons likely contributed to his subsequent elbow problems.He had flexor-tendon surgery in October 2008, then ligament-transplant elbow surgery in May 2009. After missing the entire ’09 season with Florida, Proctor signed with the Braves.He struggled last season with a 7.08 ERA in 31 appearances for Gwinnett and 6.35 ERA in six late-season appearances with Atlanta. The Braves believed that he still had plenty left and only needed more time to regain his form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATL Fan in the DMV Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 He struggled last season with a 7.08 ERA in 31 appearances for Gwinnett and 6.35 ERA in six late-season appearances with Atlanta. This is the version of Proctor we are likely getting once again. It's a shame that Marek succumbed to injury...he would have been infinitely better than Proctor. As bad as Linebrink has been, Proctor might very well rival him in performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransack Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 #$%*! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdogg Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Uggghhhhhh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyoshot Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Why??????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falconsfan567 Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 At this point it's hard to believe he could be worst than Linebrink. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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