The Braves have agreed to a minor league deal with free agent righty Jordan Weems, per MLBTR’s Tim Dierkes. He’ll be in major league camp as a non-roster invitee in spring training. Weems is represented by O’Connell Sports Management. Weems, who just turned 32, has spent the past three seasons with the Nationals, for whom he’s totaled 136 innings with a 5.03 ERA, 22.9% … [Read more...] about Braves, Jordan Weems Agree To Minor League Deal
Braves Sign Conner Capel To Minor League Deal
The Braves have signed outfielder Conner Capel to a minor league deal, according to the transaction tracker on Capel’s MLB.com profile page. The deal presumably includes an invite to MLB Spring Training in 2025. A fifth-round pick by Cleveland in the 2016 draft, Capel was traded to the Cardinals as part of the Oscar Mercado trade back in 2018. Capel spent the next few years … [Read more...] about Braves Sign Conner Capel To Minor League Deal
Braves Sign Bryan De La Cruz
The Braves announced that outfielder Bryan De La Cruz has been signed to a non-guaranteed deal for the 2025 season. De La Cruz’s deal is specifically a split contract, not a minor league deal. The contract is an early birthday present for De La Cruz, who turns 28 years old tomorrow. No stranger to the NL East, De La Cruz broke into the majors with the Marlins in 2021 and … [Read more...] about Braves Sign Bryan De La Cruz
Conflicting Reports On Angels Outfield Situation
12:43pm: On the Baseball Insiders podcast, Robert Murray of FanSided says the Angels are not in fact close to trading an outfielder (hat tip to Sam Blum of The Athletic and Beyond the Halo on X) 9:28am: Yesterday, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com (X link) reported that the Angels seemed to be close to trading an outfielder. Nothing has come together yet but it’s possible that talks are … [Read more...] about Conflicting Reports On Angels Outfield Situation
No Recent Contract Talks Between Braves, Charlie Morton
Charlie Morton is still deciding whether to return for an 18th big league season, according to The Athletic’s Jayson Stark. If he does choose to play, the righty may need to find a new landing spot after four years with the Braves. Stark’s colleague David O’Brien writes that Morton and the Braves have not had any recent contract talks. Atlanta and Morton had preliminary … [Read more...] about No Recent Contract Talks Between Braves, Charlie Morton