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Braves' Eric O'Flaherty: Makes Opening Day roster

O'Flaherty has been told he will make the Opening Day roster, David O'Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

Analysis:

The veteran lefty has looked good in camp after undergoing clean-up surgery on a nerve last August and was able to beat out Paco Rodriguez for a spot in the Braves' middle relief corps, although O'Flaherty hasn't officially been added to the 40-man roster yet. He'll likely work in lower-leverage situations to begin the season, but if he can re-discover the form he showed in his first stint with Atlanta in 2009-13, he could quickly become a key setup man in an unsettled bullpen.

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