Bye Bye Boyer

Written by Jonathan on April 20, 2009 – 4:31 pm

As we first discussed a couple of days ago, it was looking more and more like it was time for Blaine Boyer to hit the road.  Before Saturday’s game against the Pirates, Blaine was replaced on the roster by Jo-Jo Reyes to make the start in the place of an injured Tom Glavine.  Boyer, out of options with the club, was placed on waivers by the Braves, giving other teams 10 days to claim him before the Braves could assign him to one of the minor league squads.

I don’t think Boyer had impressed anyone with his performance over the past two seasons with the Braves and it seems like the patience to see some signs of productivity out of his potentially powerful arm had worn thin.  Last year, we gave Boyer a free pass.  The bullpen was depleted by injuries and starters just weren’t able to get deep in the games at all.  By the All-Star Break, Boyer had compiled 51 appearances and was believed to be battling the arm fatigue developed from that throughout the rest of the season.  By the time the season had ended, he had appeared in 76 games and compiled a 5.88 ERA with a 2-6 record.

This season, Boyer should have been ready with a a fresh arm and be ready to go, but more of the same for the Braves..  In his last outing, he faced 5 batters and gave up 4 runs.  On the season, Blaine has been on the mound in 3 games, recorded 4 outs and given up 6 earned runs.  Not to mention that he has walked three batters and hit another; that’s a 40.50 ERA and an 0-1 record as a Brave in 2009.

Earlier today, it was announced that the Braves would be sending Boyer to the Cards in exchange for AAA outfielder Brian Barton.  Barton was picked up by the Cardinals in 2007 and hit .268 in his rookie season.  I’m not sure what the plans are for him in Atlanta, but I’m glad to see Boyer hit the road.  Hopefully he can find his stride with another team and it’ll be for the best.  So are you happy to see Boyer packing his bags?


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