Hey now, don’t say the Braves haven’t achieved something:
The #Braves immediately acquired RHP Davis Daniel from the Los Angeles Angels in change for minor-league LHP Mitch Farris.
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) December 20, 2024
I’ll be trustworthy, although Daniel has appeared in elements of two main league seasons, I had no concept he existed till this commerce announcement.
A seventh-round decide again in 2019, Daniel solely debuted professionally in 2021 as a result of suspension of minor leagues in 2020 related to the pandemic. He shortly moved as much as Triple-A, however mainly spent a number of years getting blasted within the Pacific Coast League. Via 2023, his finest single-year FIP within the PCL was 5.10, and his finest single-year xFIP was 5.83. Woof.
The Angels referred to as Daniel up for a number of days in 2022, however he didn’t pitch. He missed most of 2023 with a shoulder drawback, however finally made three main league bulk appearances in September 2023; all have been fairly horrible. He yo-yoed repeatedly for the Angels in 2024, making six begins throughout two completely different stints, and likewise getting referred to as up two different occasions with out getting used. Two of his begins have been fairly good, together with eight shutout innings of 8/0 Okay/BB ratio ball towards the Tigers in his 2024 debut, however the remaining have been fairly dangerous.
Like most random fringy righties, Daniel is fastball-slider-changeup, with a gradual eephus-esque curve. The fastball is generic, the changeup lacks fade, and the slider is a gradual sweeping pitch; none has confirmed notably efficient, and his command is weak.
Mainly, he’s a spot starter slash fill in man, that comes with the good thing about group management and a minor league possibility. Yay.
The Braves acquired Daniel after he was DFAed when the Angels picked up Chuckie Robinson, a catcher with -0.9 profession fWAR in simply 136 PAs. Residing on the fringes of an MLB roster is hard, man.
Mitch Farris was a 14th-round draftee of the Braves again in 2023, who, if we’re being glib, is type of like a left-handed Daniel with a greater changeup that aspires to Daniel’s present position given his outlook. Yay for everybody.
