Explore the National League Pennant odds as the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies compete for the top spot with strong early performances in the month of April.
Explore the National League Pennant odds as the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies compete for the top spot with strong early performances in the month of April.Explore the National League Pennant odds as the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies compete for the top spot with strong early performances in the month of April.Explore the National League Pennant odds as the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies compete for the top spot with strong early performances in the month of April.Explore the National League Pennant odds as the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies compete for the top spot with strong early performances in the month of April.Explore the National League Pennant odds as the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies compete for the top spot with strong early performances in the month of April.Explore the National League Pennant odds as the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies compete for the top spot with strong early performances in the month of April.Explore the National League Pennant odds as the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies compete for the top spot with strong early performances in the month of April.Explore the National League Pennant odds as the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies compete for the top spot with strong early performances in the month of April.Explore the National League Pennant odds as the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies compete for the top spot with strong early performances in the month of April.Explore the National League Pennant odds as the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies compete for the top spot with strong early performances in the month of April.Explore the National League Pennant odds as the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies compete for the top spot with strong early performances in the month of April.Explore the National League Pennant odds as the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies compete for the top spot with strong early performances in the month of April.Explore the National League Pennant odds as the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies compete for the top spot with strong early performances in the month of April.Explore the National League Pennant odds as the Dodgers, Braves, and Phillies compete for the top spot with strong early performances in the month of April.
On Monday, the Braves announced they signed Chavez — who was released by the White Sox — to a minor-league deal with an invite to big-league spring training ... on the second-to-last day of camp. Chavez, of course, is familiar with Atlanta: He pitched for the Braves in 2010, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
His signing gave the Braves 29 players in spring training, but it’s technically 27, as two of them (Penn Murfee and Angel Perdomo) are rehabbing after Tommy John surgery and will start the season on the injured list.
Today is the final day of Braves spring training. But the Braves know Chavez well.
To this point, it appeared Jackson Stephens would be the long man out of the bullpen. But the 40-year-old Chavez profiles well for that same role, and now he’s competing for a spot on the roster.
This doesn’t mean Chavez would take Stephens’ spot if the Braves wanted to carry both of them. If a reliever came down with an injury (though that doesn’t appear to have happened), Chavez could take that spot. Or perhaps Atlanta would option lefty Dylan Lee. We’ll need to wait to see how it all shakes out.
But it doesn’t appear the Braves would need to put Chavez on the Opening Day roster to keep him. Chavez is a non-roster invitee in camp, so he can be “reassigned” to minor-league camp and begin the season in the minors if he doesn’t break camp with the big club. The Braves have two open spots on the 40-man roster, but they could create more by putting injured players, like Ian Anderson, on the 60-day injured list.
In seven innings in spring games for the White Sox, Chavez allowed 10 runs — nine of them earned. Perhaps this shouldn’t be concerning, as he always seems to perform better for the Braves.
Including 2021, Chavez has a 2.14 ERA over 123⅓ innings while wearing a Braves uniform. Since the start of 2019, Chavez has posted a 6.97 ERA over 111⅓ innings while pitching for other teams.
In 2023, Chavez began the season by notching a 1.56 ERA over 34⅔ innings for Atlanta. In June, he suffered a microfracture in his left shin after getting hit by a comebacker. It derailed his season and he didn’t make the postseason roster.
On Monday, the Braves announced they signed Chavez — who was released by the White Sox — to a minor-league deal with an invite to big-league spring training ... on the second-to-last day of camp. Chavez, of course, is familiar with Atlanta: He pitched for the Braves in 2010, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
His signing gave the Braves 29 players in spring training, but it’s technically 27, as two of them (Penn Murfee and Angel Perdomo) are rehabbing after Tommy John surgery and will start the season on the injured list.
Today is the final day of Braves spring training. But the Braves know Chavez well.
To this point, it appeared Jackson Stephens would be the long man out of the bullpen. But the 40-year-old Chavez profiles well for that same role, and now he’s competing for a spot on the roster.
This doesn’t mean Chavez would take Stephens’ spot if the Braves wanted to carry both of them. If a reliever came down with an injury (though that doesn’t appear to have happened), Chavez could take that spot. Or perhaps Atlanta would option lefty Dylan Lee. We’ll need to wait to see how it all shakes out.
But it doesn’t appear the Braves would need to put Chavez on the Opening Day roster to keep him. Chavez is a non-roster invitee in camp, so he can be “reassigned” to minor-league camp and begin the season in the minors if he doesn’t break camp with the big club. The Braves have two open spots on the 40-man roster, but they could create more by putting injured players, like Ian Anderson, on the 60-day injured list.
In seven innings in spring games for the White Sox, Chavez allowed 10 runs — nine of them earned. Perhaps this shouldn’t be concerning, as he always seems to perform better for the Braves.
Including 2021, Chavez has a 2.14 ERA over 123⅓ innings while wearing a Braves uniform. Since the start of 2019, Chavez has posted a 6.97 ERA over 111⅓ innings while pitching for other teams.
On Monday, the Braves announced they signed Chavez — who was released by the White Sox — to a minor-league deal with an invite to big-league spring training ... on the second-to-last day of camp. Chavez, of course, is familiar with Atlanta: He pitched for the Braves in 2010, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
His signing gave the Braves 29 players in spring training, but it’s technically 27, as two of them (Penn Murfee and Angel Perdomo) are rehabbing after Tommy John surgery and will start the season on the injured list.
Today is the final day of Braves spring training. But the Braves know Chavez well.
To this point, it appeared Jackson Stephens would be the long man out of the bullpen. But the 40-year-old Chavez profiles well for that same role, and now he’s competing for a spot on the roster.
This doesn’t mean Chavez would take Stephens’ spot if the Braves wanted to carry both of them. If a reliever came down with an injury (though that doesn’t appear to have happened), Chavez could take that spot. Or perhaps Atlanta would option lefty Dylan Lee. We’ll need to wait to see how it all shakes out.
But it doesn’t appear the Braves would need to put Chavez on the Opening Day roster to keep him. Chavez is a non-roster invitee in camp, so he can be “reassigned” to minor-league camp and begin the season in the minors if he doesn’t break camp with the big club. The Braves have two open spots on the 40-man roster, but they could create more by putting injured players, like Ian Anderson, on the 60-day injured list.
In seven innings in spring games for the White Sox, Chavez allowed 10 runs — nine of them earned. Perhaps this shouldn’t be concerning, as he always seems to perform better for the Braves.
Including 2021, Chavez has a 2.14 ERA over 123⅓ innings while wearing a Braves uniform. Since the start of 2019, Chavez has posted a 6.97 ERA over 111⅓ innings while pitching for other teams.
In 2023, Chavez began the season by notching a 1.56 ERA over 34⅔ innings for Atlanta. In June, he suffered a microfracture in his left shin after getting hit by a comebacker. It derailed his season and he didn’t make the postseason roster.
On Monday, the Braves announced they signed Chavez — who was released by the White Sox — to a minor-league deal with an invite to big-league spring training ... on the second-to-last day of camp. Chavez, of course, is familiar with Atlanta: He pitched for the Braves in 2010, 2021, 2022 and 2023.
His signing gave the Braves 29 players in spring training, but it’s technically 27, as two of them (Penn Murfee and Angel Perdomo) are rehabbing after Tommy John surgery and will start the season on the injured list.
Today is the final day of Braves spring training. But the Braves know Chavez well.
To this point, it appeared Jackson Stephens would be the long man out of the bullpen. But the 40-year-old Chavez profiles well for that same role, and now he’s competing for a spot on the roster.
This doesn’t mean Chavez would take Stephens’ spot if the Braves wanted to carry both of them. If a reliever came down with an injury (though that doesn’t appear to have happened), Chavez could take that spot. Or perhaps Atlanta would option lefty Dylan Lee. We’ll need to wait to see how it all shakes out.
But it doesn’t appear the Braves would need to put Chavez on the Opening Day roster to keep him. Chavez is a non-roster invitee in camp, so he can be “reassigned” to minor-league camp and begin the season in the minors if he doesn’t break camp with the big club. The Braves have two open spots on the 40-man roster, but they could create more by putting injured players, like Ian Anderson, on the 60-day injured list.
In seven innings in spring games for the White Sox, Chavez allowed 10 runs — nine of them earned. Perhaps this shouldn’t be concerning, as he always seems to perform better for the Braves.
Including 2021, Chavez has a 2.14 ERA over 123⅓ innings while wearing a Braves uniform. Since the start of 2019, Chavez has posted a 6.97 ERA over 111⅓ innings while pitching for other teams.