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#braves-bullpen

Braves reliever Joe Jiménez underwent a "cleanup" surgery on his left knee, president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos told reporters (Including David O'Brien of The Athletic). The right-hander missed the entire '25 season after undergoing surgery to repair cartilage damage in that same knee last November. While the framing of the surgery as a "cleanup" doesn't sound especially alarming, the timeline isn't clear.

Daysbel Hernández has a live arm and has shown flashes of the type of stuff that could make any fan dream of him coming in during a big moment in a big game and pitching a shutdown inning in order to preserve the lead. However, he's found it pretty difficult to put it all together in terms of control and command. He also hasn't had much of an opportunity