Braves Add Tyler Mahle for $2.1 Million as Rotation Injuries Force Giants Deal
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Updated · MLB Trade Rumors · Aug 3
Braves Add Tyler Mahle for $2.1 Million as Rotation Injuries Force Giants Deal
3 articles · Updated · MLB Trade Rumors · Aug 3
Summary
Atlanta acquired Tyler Mahle in a one-for-one swap for Anthony Molina, taking on about $2.1 million in remaining salary to patch a rotation hit by multiple injuries.
Mahle owns a 5.13 ERA over 18 starts, but he has posted a 3.79 mark in his last seven outings since returning from a hamstring strain, giving the Braves needed mid-rotation stability.
Reynaldo López just went on the IL, Spencer Strider may not return this year, and Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep are also sidelined, leaving Atlanta thin behind Chris Sale.
San Francisco saves a couple million dollars in what appears to be the first of several deadline moves, while adding 24-year-old Molina, who has a 3.78 ERA in 52 1/3 Triple-A innings and was optioned to Sacramento.