Brandon Cunniff

Cunniff is starting to raise eyebrows. He pitched 1 2/3 innings tonight, perfect innings, while striking out one. Over the three-game series he pitched 2.2 innings, recorded two strikeouts and sports a 0.00 ERA along with a 0.37 WHIP.

Fantasy Impact

The Braves are really starting to trust Cunniff. As long as he produces, he will be in for a win or two. Look for his value to increase in leagues that rely upon RP to score points for something other than saves.

Braves GM John Hart said tonight that Brandon Cunniff will be promoted from Triple-A to the Braves bullpen to fill the vacancy created in the mega-deal with San Diego, which sent closer Craig Kimbrel over to the Padres. Cunniff will serve in middle relief. In 33 games at the Double-A level last year he had a K/9 of 8.54 over 53 innings. During that time he carried a 2.05 ERA along with a WHIP of 1.12.

Fantasy Impact

He will likely chew up some innings this year and if history has any bearing on the future, he could help those in deep leagues with reliable stats.