In Ireland, St Brigid's Day on February1 is often thought to mark the beginning of spring in the ancient Celtic calendar system. Some cultures, especially those in South Asia have calendars that divide the year into six seasons, instead of the four that most of us are familiar with. Braves were already gonna have to add Adrianza, Pillar, and Chavez to the 40-man by Thursday. Now add Shuster AND Dodd. That’s 5 40-man spots. They can open up 4 easily but Michael Tonkin should probably prepare for a DFA. https://t.co/LLiWKK75PB— Stephen (@b_outliers) March 26, 2023 It had been a long, long time since Tonkin saw a major league field prior to 2023; over six years, in fact. As a result, any expectation north of “hope he just survives” was probably too high. But to be fair to him, his prior pitching was replacement level and not awful, and considering he had worked some long relief before, it wasn’t unreasonable to assume he could be a major league long man or mop-up guy somewhere.

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As our own Scott Coleman pointed out on a recent episode of the Battery Power Podcast, Tonkin ended up pitching the fourth-most innings of any pitcher on the team in 2023, partly because of serious injuries to 40 percent of the starting rotation, and partly because he was the bulk guy on a great team and there were plenty of blowouts to mop up. In Iceland, the first day of summer, a national holiday, falls on the first Thursday after April 18.

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