Exhibition play officially begins for the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday when they host the Baltimore Orioles. The rotation is going to be one of the positions to watch for the Braves throughout the spring as a healthy mix of veterans and young players compete for a chance to start.

Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez revealed his plans for the opening week of spring training with MLB.com's Mark Bowman this afternoon with Williams Perez slated to get the start in Tuesday's spring opener.

After Perez, the Braves will get an early look at some of their young pitchers who are also in the mix for the rotation.

After Perez starts Tuesday's opener, the Braves will get a look at some of their top prospects. Blair will start Wednesday's game against the Orioles in Sarasota. Newcomb is slated to throw the first two innings of Thursday's home game against the Tigers. Sims will get the start during Friday's game against the Phillies in Clearwater. While Blair will get another start when the Braves travel to Dunedin, Fla., on Monday to face the Blue Jays, Sims and Newcomb might be used as relievers during the second turn through the rotation.

Also according to Bowman, Julio Teheran will throw to a group of minor leaguers on Friday and then make his first start against the Astros on March 9. Bud Norris is scheduled to start on Saturday while Matt Wisler will get the start on March 8 against the Mets.

Gonzalez insisted that he and Roger McDowell would keep an open mind this spring and it appears that a number of young players will get an early shot to show they belong in big league camp.