Headlines

  • Yordan Alvarez Shut Down Due To Setback With Hand Injury
  • Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin
  • Astros Place Jeremy Peña On Injured List With Fractured Rib
  • Tucker Barnhart To Retire
  • Tyler Mahle To Be Sidelined Beyond Trade Deadline
  • Reds Release Jeimer Candelario
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors
  • Pro Hockey Rumors

MLB Trade Rumors

Remove Ads
  • Home
  • Teams
    • AL East
      • Baltimore Orioles
      • Boston Red Sox
      • New York Yankees
      • Tampa Bay Rays
      • Toronto Blue Jays
    • AL Central
      • Chicago White Sox
      • Cleveland Guardians
      • Detroit Tigers
      • Kansas City Royals
      • Minnesota Twins
    • AL West
      • Houston Astros
      • Los Angeles Angels
      • Oakland Athletics
      • Seattle Mariners
      • Texas Rangers
    • NL East
      • Atlanta Braves
      • Miami Marlins
      • New York Mets
      • Philadelphia Phillies
      • Washington Nationals
    • NL Central
      • Chicago Cubs
      • Cincinnati Reds
      • Milwaukee Brewers
      • Pittsburgh Pirates
      • St. Louis Cardinals
    • NL West
      • Arizona Diamondbacks
      • Colorado Rockies
      • Los Angeles Dodgers
      • San Diego Padres
      • San Francisco Giants
  • About
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Tim Dierkes
    • Writing team
    • Advertise
    • Archives
  • Contact
  • Tools
    • 2025 Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Agency Database
  • NBA/NFL/NHL
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors
  • App
  • Chats
Go To Pro Hockey Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

Braves Select Dylan Lee

By Anthony Franco | September 22, 2021 at 11:03am CDT

The Braves have selected reliever Dylan Lee to the big league roster, per a team announcement. They’ve also recalled utilityman Orlando Arcia from Triple-A Gwinnett and placed Edgar Santana on the paternity list and Touki Toussaint on the bereavement list in corresponding moves. Atlanta already had a pair of vacancies on the 40-man roster, so no move was necessary in that regard.

Lee is up to make his major league debut. The left-hander was selected by the Marlins in the tenth round of the 2016 draft out of Fresno State. He spent the next few seasons in the Miami system, generally posting quality results but never garnering much prospect attention. Miami released him at the end of Spring Training this year.

A few weeks later, Lee hooked on with the Braves via minor league deal. He’s spent the year with Gwinnett and put up dominant numbers, working to a 1.58 ERA across 45 2/3 innings. Lee has punched out a stellar 30.2% of opponents against an extremely low 3.5% walk rate. He’s generated swinging strikes on 16.1% of his offerings, a mark that ranks 14th among the 296 Triple-A hurlers with 40+ innings pitched.

Lee’s fastball has topped out at 96 MPH but gotten plenty of whiffs in the strike zone this year, Eric Longenhagen of FanGraphs wrote earlier this month. That elite showing at the minors’ top level earns the 27-year-old his first look against big league hitters.

Should the Braves hold onto a three-game lead over the Phillies in the NL East, Lee might even be an option for the postseason roster. Players in the organization but not on the 40-man roster before September 1 can still participate in the playoffs via a petition to the Commissioner’s Office, a fairly common maneuver throughout the league.

Share 0 Retweet 8 Send via email0

Atlanta Braves Transactions Dylan Lee

Reds Activate Tyler Stephenson From Injured List
Main
Reds Select Dauri Moreta, Place Mike Moustakas On Injured List
View Comments (17)
Post a Comment

17 Comments

  1. RunDMC

    4 years ago

    Sorry to hear about the passing of Touki’s father.

    5
    Reply
    • The Mets "Missed WAR"

      4 years ago

      I hadn’t heard about that. Man… That’s been a pretty tough week for the guy. It also seems like he may have lost his starting job to Smyly at pretty much the exact same time. Maybe even on the same day. I know the two don’t even really compare but still, tough week. I feel for the guy.

      1
      Reply
      • RunDMC

        4 years ago

        He posted a tribute a few days ago on his IG – he passed 9/15, unfortunately.

        1
        Reply
    • FredMcGriff for the HOF

      4 years ago

      I’ve never heard of Dylan Lee before. Looking him up on BBREF he does have some nice numbers in AAA this year. Hopefully it translates to the big leagues. Fan graphs is showing a 84% probability the Braves win the division. It appears Smyly is the long reliever at this point. Hopefully Touki will be able to grieve healthily over the loss of his father. That’s tough especially with direct family.

      1
      Reply
      • The Mets "Missed WAR"

        4 years ago

        Who is the 5th starter? Is it just a bullpen game that Smyly usually pitches in if he’s not the one who got Touki’s spot?

        1
        Reply
  2. golga333

    4 years ago

    And another player from the Brazilian national team has arrived in the bigs!

    Reply
  3. bravesfan

    4 years ago

    We need to promote Gwinnett’s pitching coach to the show today. He knows how to get it down. Nuff said

    2
    Reply
  4. bravesnation nc

    4 years ago

    If he throws strikes and gets batters out that’s the only thing that matters. Can he start? How can we get Fried and Morton lined up for the Phillies and Mets series.

    1
    Reply
    • FredMcGriff for the HOF

      4 years ago

      @nc. It appears Lee has been a relief pitcher for several years by looking at his stats on BBREF.

      2
      Reply
  5. Cohn Joppolella

    4 years ago

    Why does Arcia keep getting called up?

    1
    Reply
    • TradeAcuna

      4 years ago

      Who cares? At least the Braves are not paying 300 mil to an overrated SS with ego.

      3
      Reply
      • rxbrgr

        4 years ago

        *Looks at triple slash line and WAR of said egotistical SS

        *strokes chins and nods

        1
        Reply
        • 802Ghost

          4 years ago

          I’ll take “Things that don’t matter in third place” for $1000, Alex.

          2
          Reply
        • rxbrgr

          4 years ago

          “I’ll take Tatis Jr over Swanson and Arica, for $30,000,000, Alex.”

          Reply
    • Benjamin101677

      4 years ago

      Arica keeps coming up as the Braves have no good back up infielders. The ship has long shipped on Camago. I think the theory is to give someone a day off in the infield that the bats can over come a offense issue if the infielder can play defensive. Atlanta is going have to rest a infielder soon especially with the Friday finishing of the suspended game followed by the regular game

      1
      Reply
  6. HBan22

    4 years ago

    He seems pretty good for a guy that barely anybody has ever heard of. Will be interesting to see how he does at the MLB level.

    2
    Reply
  7. bhambrave

    4 years ago

    Good luck, Dylan!

    1
    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Yordan Alvarez Shut Down Due To Setback With Hand Injury

    Giants Exercise 2026 Option On Manager Bob Melvin

    Astros Place Jeremy Peña On Injured List With Fractured Rib

    Tucker Barnhart To Retire

    Tyler Mahle To Be Sidelined Beyond Trade Deadline

    Reds Release Jeimer Candelario

    Dave Parker Passes Away

    Griffin Canning Diagnosed With Ruptured Achilles

    Pirates Reportedly Have Very Few Untouchable Players At Trade Deadline

    Griffin Canning Believed To Have Suffered Achilles Injury

    Mariners Looking For Corner Infield Bats; Ownership Willing To Bump Payroll

    Wander Franco Found Guilty Of Sexual Abuse

    Mariners Place Rowdy Tellez On Release Waivers

    Max Meyer To Undergo Season-Ending Hip Surgery

    Whit Merrifield Announces Retirement

    White Sox Sign Noah Syndergaard To Minor League Deal

    Corbin Carroll Placed On IL With Wrist Fracture

    Hoops Rumors Has The Latest On NBA Draft, Free Agency

    Mets Option Francisco Alvarez

    Reds To Promote Chase Burns For MLB Debut

    Recent

    Trey Mancini Opts Out Of D-Backs Deal

    Padres To Select Eduarniel Nunez

    Brewers’ Connor Thomas To Undergo Elbow Surgery

    Yordan Alvarez Shut Down Due To Setback With Hand Injury

    Jorge Mateo To Miss 8 To 12 Weeks With Hamstring Strain

    Reds To Sign Buck Farmer To Minor League Deal

    Pirates Trade Hunter Stratton To Braves

    Rockies Designate Sam Hilliard For Assignment, Select Austin Nola

    Orioles Select Jacob Stallings, Designate Emmanuel Rivera For Assignment

    Rangers Select Billy McKinney, Transfer Tyler Mahle To 60-Day IL

    MLBTR Newsletter - Hot stove highlights in your inbox, five days a week

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Sandy Alcantara Rumors
    • Luis Robert Rumors
    • Alex Bregman Rumors

     

    Trade Rumors App for iOS and Android App Store Google Play

    MLBTR Features

    MLBTR Features

    • Remove Ads, Support Our Writers
    • Front Office Originals
    • Front Office Fantasy Baseball
    • MLBTR Podcast
    • Trade Deadline Outlook Series
    • 2025-26 MLB Free Agent List
    • Contract Tracker
    • Transaction Tracker
    • Extension Tracker
    • Agency Database
    • MLBTR On Twitter
    • MLBTR On Facebook
    • Team Facebook Pages
    • How To Set Up Notifications For Breaking News
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
    • Pro Hockey Rumors

    Rumors By Team

    • Angels Rumors
    • Astros Rumors
    • Athletics Rumors
    • Blue Jays Rumors
    • Braves Rumors
    • Brewers Rumors
    • Cardinals Rumors
    • Cubs Rumors
    • Diamondbacks Rumors
    • Dodgers Rumors
    • Giants Rumors
    • Guardians Rumors
    • Mariners Rumors
    • Marlins Rumors
    • Mets Rumors
    • Nationals Rumors
    • Orioles Rumors
    • Padres Rumors
    • Phillies Rumors
    • Pirates Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Rays Rumors
    • Red Sox Rumors
    • Reds Rumors
    • Rockies Rumors
    • Royals Rumors
    • Tigers Rumors
    • Twins Rumors
    • White Sox Rumors
    • Yankees Rumors

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives
    • RSS/Twitter Feeds By Team

    MLBTR INFO

    • Advertise
    • About
    • Commenting Policy
    • Privacy Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    MLB Trade Rumors is not affiliated with Major League Baseball, MLB or MLB.com

    Do not Sell or Share My Personal Information

    hide arrows scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version