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Braves Agree To Minor League Deal With Joel De La Cruz

By Steve Adams | October 24, 2016 at 12:00pm CDT

The Braves have re-signed right-hander Joel De La Cruz to a minor league contract after outrighting him last week, according to Baseball America’s Matt Eddy.

De La Cruz, 27, signed a minor league deal with Atlanta last offseason after spending the bulk of his professional career in the Yankees’ minor league ranks. The 2016 season saw De La Cruz make his big league debut, and the Dominican-born righty wound up pitching a fairly substantial 62 2/3 innings for the Braves. Splitting time between the rotation and the bullpen, De La Cruz posted a 4.88 ERA with 5.3 K/9, 3.2 BB/9 and a 43.1 percent ground-ball rate. Per PITCHf/x data, Cruz averaged 91.3 mph on a sinker that he threw at a 51 percent clip, and he also utilized both a slider and a changeup.

In parts of three seasons at the Triple-A level, De La Cruz has a 4.15 ERA in 184 1/3 innings to go along with 5.4 K/9 and 2.9 BB/9. This past season, he worked to a 4.68 ERA with Triple-A Gwinnett and posted a 47.3 percent ground-ball rate. De La Cruz will serve as a depth option for an Atlanta rotation that is currently rife with question marks. Julio Teheran figures to anchor the staff next season, and the Braves also have Mike Foltynewicz, Matt Wisler, Aaron Blair, Josh Collmenter, Williams Perez, Tyrell Jenkins and John Gant as internal options to round out the starting mix. GM John Coppolella has said that he’ll look to add a pair of Major League starters to complement that group, so De La Cruz could face an uphill battle when it comes to returning to the big league rotation, though he’ll make a handy depth option for the relief corps as well.

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8 Comments

  1. Dookie Howser, MD

    9 years ago

    The Braves are trying very hard to build a really mediocre AAA team.

    Reply
  2. gobraves3

    9 years ago

    Championship

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  3. Phillies2017

    9 years ago

    De La Cruz never even took the opportunity to test to the FA market.

    Reply
  4. boras4prez

    9 years ago

    I think the braves are the only ones interested, and only for death at aaa

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    • boras4prez

      9 years ago

      Depth that is

      Reply
    • Phillies2017

      9 years ago

      Most teams lose three quarters of their AAA team to minor league free agency, so everyone could have at least some form of interest for depth purposes.

      Reply
  5. bravesfan

    9 years ago

    This is one of those deals where you’re like, OK…..?

    Reply
    • ThatGuy 2

      9 years ago

      Why?

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