The Braves introduced that reliever Jesse Chavez elected free company after being designated for task on Tuesday. He cleared outright waivers and retested the market slightly than settle for the task to Triple-A.
This was the anticipated end result, although there’s an honest probability Atlanta will look to convey the 41-year-old righty again on a brand new minor league contract. He signed his most up-to-date minor league take care of the Braves on March 23, two days after he was launched by the Rangers. Atlanta known as him up on Monday however squeezed him off the roster after one recreation. Chavez tossed 41 pitches to get by means of two innings of mop-up work. He wouldn’t have been out there for at the least a day or two, so Atlanta swapped him out for Zach Thompson so as to add some size to the bullpen.
Over the previous 4 years, the Braves signed Chavez to 4 separate contracts, claimed him off waivers as soon as, and traded for him as soon as. He has supplied Atlanta 186 2/3 innings of two.56 ERA ball whereas putting out 1 / 4 of batters confronted between these numerous stints. Chavez hasn’t had anyplace close to that stage of success anyplace else. He has additionally hung out within the Angels, Cubs, White Sox and Rangers organizations (at the least throughout Spring Coaching) lately, however he has regularly circled again to the Braves.
It might not be a shock if that continued. It’s widespread for gamers to say no an outright task earlier than re-signing with that staff. (Phillies infielder Buddy Kennedy took that strategy on Tuesday.) That enables the participant to renegotiate opt-out or upward mobility provisions that will not have been within the earlier deal.
