Braves to DFA Jesse Chavez, add Zach Thompson to roster

You might have considered trying off the Braves’ wild (and crappy) 2025 experience to this point, however no, it’s going to maintain on spinning. Forward of Tuesday evening’s recreation in opposition to the Dodgers, the Braves will apparently designate Jesse Chavez for project, and recall everybody’s favourite Connor Johnstone mannequin replace: Zach Thompson.

Chavez was added to the roster yesterday and did his mop-up factor in a blowout loss, with two walks to 1 strikeout and a homer allowed in two innings of labor. I’m not gonna fault him for simply getting the ball over to the catcher, however the Braves have already got infinite lengthy relievers and, properly, I assume they determined it was simpler to DFA Chavez than Enyel De Los Santos or no matter.

Anyway, the brand new lengthy reliever du jour is Zach Thompson, the proud proprietor of 55 main league appearances and 1.5 fWAR (107 ERA-, 109 FIP-, 110 xFIP-). He not too long ago spent Spring Coaching with the Braves pitching as a result of nobody else wished to (9 innings) through which he had a 5/3 Okay/BB ratio. Thompson appeared within the majors in 2021 with the Marlins and 2023 with the Pirates, however missed all of final 12 months with a flexor tear. I look ahead to him consuming the entire innings in 2025. Not a number of the innings, actually the entire innings. Then possibly the Braves can jettison their different lengthy relievers and never have to fret a lot about overworking 4 guys (who aren’t going to be overworked anyway).

Additionally, Stuart Fairchild is on the lively roster now. Will he begin in Dodger Stadium tonight? Tune in and discover out.