Braves Sign Anibal Sanchez

Published

9 months ago

March 19, 2018

The Atlanta Braves have signed veteran right-hander Anibal Sanchez to a minor league deal worth $1M with an invitation to attend the rest of spring training, according to FanRag Sports’ Jon Heyman.

Sanchez had been in camp with the Minnesota Twins on a non-guaranteed deal, but was cut with the team signed Lance Lynn.

Braves Sign Pedro Florimon

Published

6 days ago

December 4, 2018

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The Atlanta Braves have agreed to a minor-league pact with veteran infielder Pedro Florimon, according to Fancred’s Jon Heyman.

Florimon has been able to land on a major league roster over the past 8 seasons but hasn’t been able to consistently reach over 100 plate appearances, doing so only twice during that span. However, Florimon has been a solid infielder for depth during his career.

American League

Tigers Claim Dustin Peterson

Published

3 months ago

September 6, 2018

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The Detroit Tigers have claimed outfielder Dustin Peterson off of waivers from the Atlanta Braves and optioned him.

In a corresponding move, the Tigers transferred John Hicks fro the 10-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.

Peterson, 23, has had ups and downs during this stint in the minors, and has yet to show off the power that many thought he possessed.

Atlanta Braves

Braves Acquire Rene Rivera

Published

3 months ago

August 29, 2018

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The Atlanta Braves have acquired catcher Rene Rivera from the Los Angeles Angels via a waiver claim, according to MLB.com’s Jon Morosi.

With the move the Braves will take on the remaining $500k on Rivera’s contract. Rivera is scheduled to hit free agency after the season and currently carries a slash line of .244/.287/.439 to go along with four homeruns over 30 games this season.

Rivera has been limited this season due to injury.