Tim

Drew

Drew has struggled at Edmonton, going 3-8 with a 7.50 ERA in 15 starts. He’ll be used as a reliever with the Expos, in which capacity he looked good last season, with a 2.81 ERA, 0.88 WHIP, and 10/2 K/BB in 16 major-league innings.

Drew had 72 hours to accept or decline his minor-league assignment after being sent down by the Expos.

It is assumed Robinson is referring to Tim Drew, who pitched well in relief for the Expos last year, but was miserable as a starter for Triple-A Edmonton this year with a 7.50 ERA.

Drew will probably get one more start before the Expos decide whether to call up Seung Song to replace him in the rotation.

Well, we all knew that the Braves would lose Drew to the disabled list at some point. It just figured to be the other one. Tim won’t be missed.

Drew will be used in a mop-up role for the rest of the season.

The Braves can’t afford to carry mop-up men on their 40-man roster. Both pitchers could be offered minor league deals.

Tim Drew in Coors Field? It wouldn’t take long for that to get ugly. He’ll probably begin the season at Triple-A Colorado Springs.

The Drew brothers will get to spend spring training together, but Tim will almost certainly be assigned to Triple-A Richmond before the start of the season. The right-hander took a big step in the wrong direction last year, going 5-9 with a 7.23 ERA in 15 starts and 12 relief appearances for Triple-A Edmonton.