The Atlanta Braves misplaced considered one of their pitchers to waivers. The San Francisco Giants introduced on their transaction tracker that they’ve claimed right-hander Duncan Davitt off waivers.
Davitt, 26, was the pitcher the Braves received after they dealt catcher Joey Bart to the Chicago White Sox. He had beforehand made his MLB debut with Chicago earlier within the 12 months.
He pitched two innings with Chicago earlier than being designated for task. They flipped him to the Braves for Bart, who was about to enter the waiver wire with Sean Murphy’s return from damage.
With Davitt headed to a different Nationwide League membership, the Braves’ 40-man roster is now at 39 gamers.
Duncan Davitt’s Braves Tenure
After the commerce, he appeared in 10 video games between Double-A Columbus and Triple-A Gwinnett. He struggled to a 6.43 ERA in six appearances with Gwinnett earlier than getting demoted to Columbus.
There’s no report of Davitt being designated for task by the Braves. However the right-hander was handed by outright waivers nonetheless, and he was picked up by one other membership.
It’s unclear why the Braves determined to place a pitcher by waivers. They’d already introduced an earlier roster transfer after they known as up left-hander Bailey Falter from the minors and designated right-hander Elieser Hernandez for task.
Davitt turns into the second pitcher this month the Braves have misplaced to waivers to a Nationwide League West membership. Left-hander Hayden Harris went to the Colorado Rockies.
Atlanta Braves Proper Now
The Braves will attempt to even up their sequence towards the Tampa Bay Rays. They maintain a four-game lead within the Nationwide League East division. After forcing a break up with the Philadelphia Phillies, they’re in nice form to clinch the division.
They’ll ship right-hander Reynaldo Lopez to the mound to begin towards the Rays. The fitting-hander was simply activated from the 15-day injured record for this begin. He had missed a while as a consequence of a left knee damage.
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