A roster spot for promising minor league catcher Christian Bethancourt has been cleared by the Braves by the demotion of right-hander Juan Jaime to Triple-A Gwinnett. Bethancourt was called up to be the 26th man for the Saturday doubleheader, but the opening of the spot will allow him to stay.
The upshot could be the moving of Evan Gattis to left field and benching of unproductive B.J. Upton.
The 22-year-old Bethancourt owned a decent .273/.304/.372 stat line at the Triple-A level.
The clearing of a 25-man spot for Bethancourt indicates that Gattis, who is dealing with a back problem, could be out for a few more days but might not be destined for the disabled list.