Peter

O'Brien

No details on an injury were given. O’Brien is a non-roster invite who is battling for a spot as a bench bat on the Opening Day roster for the Braves, but faced an uphill battle even before the placement on the IL.

O’Brien has three homers in 18 at-bats this spring, though that’s not really anything new for him; he has 16 homers in 176 spring at-bats for four different teams the last four years. Making contact against major league pitchers is a huge problem for him and he doesn’t have any defensive value, so it’s likely that he’s destined to spend another year in Triple-A.

O’Brien tagged Rays’ starter Yonny Chirinos for the solo shot leading off the second inning -- increasing the Braves’ lead to 4-0 at the time. It was hit lone hit in two at-bats on the day. For the spring, O’Brien is now hitting .273 (3-for-11) with a homer and two RBI.

O’Brien has always impressed with his power potential, but has struggled to a miserable .209/.275/.434 line with 11 homers, 26 RBI and a 73/16 K/BB ratio over 200 plate appearances during his big league career. He’ll face an uphill battle in trying to secure a bench spot on the Braves’ Opening Day roster.

O’Brien was designated for assignment earlier in the week but passed through waivers unclaimed. The free-swinging slugger will continue to function as extra depth for the Marlins at the Triple-A level.

O’Brien is recovered from the left rib cage contusion that sent him to the injured list back in early May, but the Marlins needed to clear out a 40-man roster spot for the arrival of top pitching prospect Zac Gallen.

The 28-year-old slugger, like the rest of the Marlins’ offense, has been dreadful this season, slashing a mere .167/.255/.262 with one homer, four RBI and a 19/4 K/BB ratio across 47 plate appearances. He’ll miss at least a couple of weeks of action, though it shouldn’t matter much from a fantasy perspective outside of deep NL-only leagues.

O’Brien has hit just .206/.273/.441 in 68 games at the major league level. He’ll see some starts in right field but isn’t a desirable fantasy option.

O’Brien opened the scoring in the contest with a two-run single off of Braves’ starter Mike Soroka in the second inning. Unfortunately for the Marlins, that would be the extent of their offense in the ballgame. O’Brien has had a rough go at the plate this season, slashing just .133/.235/.233 with one homer and four RBI in 33 plate appearances.

O’Brien went 3-for-27 with 14 strikeouts after being recalled shortly after Opening Day. Austin Dean has replaced him on the roster.