The Braves made a few minor moves today, grabbing two relievers off waivers from Charm City:

Here’s something that bedevils me: for the last few years, the Braves have consistently made minor moves for relief-esque arms that have involved players with truly horrible stats. Look, the state of pitching development at this point is that teams probably don’t care about stats, even advanced ERA estimators, in a vacuum. But still, it’s been kind of crazy to me that the Braves are just consistently grabbing these guys that look way worse than your standard 26th man, and occasionally even using them in Triple-A, before cutting bait. (If you want an example, peep at Dany Jimenez, who was awful for Oakland in 2024, brought on by the Braves, and cut during Spring Training.)

Anyway, Carson Ragsdale

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