The Braves announced that they have claimed infielder Kramer Robertson off waivers from the Cardinals and optioned him to Triple-A. To make room on the 40-man roster, outfielder Eddie Rosario was transferred to the 60-day IL.
A fourth round selection of the Cards in the 2017 draft, Robertson worked his way up to the bigs mostly by taking walks, as well as stealing a few bases. This year, in 38 Triple-A games, he’s walked in 19.3% of his plate appearances, producing a slash line of .220/.398/.371, 120 wRC+, along with 12 steals. He was able to make his MLB debut with the Cards but got into just two games, getting only a single plate appearance, which resulted in an RBI groundout.
Robertson’s played second, third and short at Triple-A this year, meaning he’ll provide some infield depth for the Braves. The club has Ozzie Albies, Dansby Swanson and Austin Riley as their regulars and Orlando Arcia as the primary bench infielder. Robertson will likely be jockeying with Joe Dunand, himself a recent waiver claim, to be the next call-up whenever the need arises.
As for Rosario, it was announced in late April that he was undergoing a laser procedure to deal with “blurred vision and swelling in the right retina.” The expected recovery timeline for that procedure was listed as 8-12 weeks, which would likely mean Rosario won’t be returning before July. With today’s transfer, he won’t be eligible to return until 60 days from the initial IL placement, which would be late June. Though he recently started hitting in a cage, per Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, he’s not on pace to return in the next few weeks, making today’s transaction a mere formality.
Braves make some strange claims.
Just adding depth to a fairly weak AAA infield.
I’m guessing they would’ve snagged Cole Tucker but the Snakes are ahead of them in the waiver order. Doubtful Robertson ever sees the Braves MLB active roster.
Well he saw MLB action with the Cards so I will take that bet!
He played in 2 Cardinals games.
He had one official at bat.
Plus he had one rbi. (That he’ll remember for ever!!!!)
Made memories in his 2 game appearances.
Well still better than Moonlight Graham
Doc Graham had the balls to just dig into that batters box and wink at the pitcher
Is he related to someone in the Braves organization? This is a mystery move
Looks like he’s forever stuck with a .000 fielding percentage with the Cards.
One at bat and one rbi
Better than Walt Alston !!
They didn’t get much there.
Morton doesn’t seem to have it this year. Maybe Tampa would take him back…
Giddy up!
I’m glad Robertson is getting a chance with another club. I doubt it will be much different with the Braves, but he’s a good organizational guy.
Better than Walt Alston !!
Jason Alexander makes his debut earlier this week. Kramer gets picked up before the end of the week. C’mon Elaine, Jerry, Newman and Uncle Leo!
They will use him and Duvall and Ozuna as center pieces in a Bieber trade
Your buddy Duvall is actually starting to get hot.
Anybody can get hot in Colorado. Actually, I lied. Albies is terrible everywhere.