The Braves have released veteran right-hander Fernando Salas from their Triple-A club in Gwinnett, as was first reflected on the Triple-A International League transactions page. His tenure with the organization will last just under a month in total.
Atlanta signed Salas, 33, to a minor league contract in mid-July after he’d been cut loose by the D-backs. The veteran reliever had worked to a 4.50 ERA with 30 strikeouts against nine unintentional walks (13 total) in 40 innings with Arizona this season, though he slumped late in his time with the Diamondbacks after a more promising start to the season. His 90.5 mph average fastball velocity with the D-backs didn’t represent a significant decline from his career marks or from his 2017 levels, though his swinging-strike rate did suffer a more noticeable drop (12.9 percent in 2017, 9.3 percent in 2018).
Salas’ limited time in the Braves organization didn’t go well, as he was tagged for eight runs in six innings with Gwinnett. He did post a 9-to-2 K/BB ratio in that brief stretch of Triple-A work and, of course, carries a good bit of MLB success on his resume as well. In 487 frames at the Major League level, Salas owns a 3.90 ERA with 8.7 K/9 against 2.8 BB/9. He’ll once again be available to 29 other clubs on a minor league pact as he looks to latch on with a new team for the final couple months of the 2018 campaign.
At last Salas
I follow baseball religiously and am like tangentially aware of him. Know he started with the Cards and did well with the Angels. That’s about it. And he’s made $10 mil plus. Picked the wrong career…
He didn’t pick the wrong career if he made 10 million dollars…
I think he was referring to himself.
Brewers should pick him up
Brewers already picking up the division.
I think he was referring to himself.
We’ll take him in Tampa, Get a few good outings from him, then ship him out for scraps. Nice work if you can get it…
Only dipoto would trade for salas at that point
i always saw Salas as streaky with the Angels. he had periods of consistency followed by yuck.
I’d sign him back with the Cards and stash him for depth at Memphis. Maybe he can find it again. If not, nothing lost
Cards bullpen is already full and performing well
Angels need plenty of arms. Might want to call Salas back.
Forward or backward it’s still salas