Braves starter-turned-reliever Alex Wood is adding fuel to the fire for those who believe the switch should not have been made by his performance out the bullpen.
Opposing batters are hitting .348 against Wood in his last seven appearances compared to .233 a year ago in 20 relief outings.
Wood was performing extremely well in the rotation, but Fredi Gonzalez removed him in favor of such veterans as Gavin Floyd and Aaron Harang. Wood was 2-5 in seven starts, but gave up two or fewer runs in six of them in compiling a 3.00 ERA. His ERA aside from the one poor game in Miami was 1.80 as a starter.