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Braves Recall Freddy Tarnok, Select Ryan Goins

By Anthony Franco | August 16, 2022 at 12:09pm CDT

The Braves announced a host of roster moves this morning. Pitching prospect Freddy Tarnok has been recalled, while the club selected the contract of infielder Ryan Goins. Catcher Chadwick Tromp has been placed on the 10-day injured list due to a left quad strain, while reliever Danny Young was designated for assignment.

Tarnok, 23, is headed to the big leagues for the first time. A third-round pick out of a Florida high school in 2017, the 6’3″ hurler has spent the past few seasons as one of the organization’s more interesting pitching prospects. He’s split the 2022 campaign between Double-A Mississippi and Triple-A Gwinnett, starting all 20 of his appearances. Between the two levels, he owns a 3.63 ERA over 89 1/3 innings, striking out an impressive 27% of batters faced against a slightly elevated but manageable 9.1% walk rate.

Baseball America recently slotted Tarnok as the #8 prospect in the Atlanta farm system. The outlet praised his 95-98 MPH heater and a downer curveball that could be a plus offering. He also mixes in a slider and changeup and has solid control, giving him an opportunity to carve out a role in the starting rotation. Tarnok, who was added to the 40-man roster last winter to keep him out of the Rule 5 draft, is in his first of three minor league option years and could bounce on and off the active roster.

That’s not the case for Goins, who is back in the big leagues for the first time in two years. The 34-year-old utilityman signed a minor league contract with the Braves over the offseason. He’s only hitting .221/.250/.272 over 250 plate appearances with Gwinnett, but he’s a quality defender who can cover all around the infield. Atlanta placed Ehire Adrianza on the 10-day injured due to a non-COVID viral infection earlier this week, so Goins will step into the utility role.

A left-handed hitter, Goins has appeared in eight previous big league seasons. The bulk of that time came with the Blue Jays, where current Atlanta president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos served as general manager for a while. He’s a .228/.278/.333 career hitter, but he’s rated as a plus defensive second baseman throughout his time in the majors.

The Braves just nabbed Young off waivers from the Mariners last week. The 28-year-old made his only appearance in an Atlanta uniform last night, tossing 2 2/3 innings of mop-up work in a blowout win over the Mets. He’s up to 6 1/3 innings of three-run ball between Seattle and Atlanta, striking out six with a couple of walks but averaging only 88.7 MPH on his sinker. The lack of velocity hasn’t stopped the University of Florida product from posting strong numbers in Triple-A this year. He’s combined for 29 2/3 innings of 3.64 ERA ball, striking out a stellar 35.2% of opponents against an 8% walk rate.

Young will find himself back on waivers over the next couple days. Between his Triple-A production and all three remaining minor league option years, he could draw some interest from teams seeking left-handed relief depth.

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  1. DarkSide830

    1 year ago

    I like Tarnok. Good to see him up.

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  2. bhambrave

    1 year ago

    I feel bad for both Tromp and Young. Hopefully someone picks up Young and gives him a real shot.

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    • Benjamin101677

      1 year ago

      Tromp is only on the injured list. When he gets close to return the rooster will be close to expanding so he may get back to majors. Atlanta has liked to carry three catchers

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      • bhambrave

        1 year ago

        True, but he’s still injured, and I feel bad that he just got promoted, played well, and then got injured.

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      • paleobros

        1 year ago

        That’s going to be a big rooster

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    • dadofdonnydownvote

      1 year ago

      I am thinking Young gets claimed. He seemed to at least be throwing a lot in the strike zone.

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      • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

        1 year ago

        Braves are handling their youngsters very well. 2 possible ROY prospects & Grissom looking stellar. Goins is a small temporary band aid. NL East is becoming the division to watch.

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  3. RunDMC

    1 year ago

    Dust off the Turok: Dinosaur Hunter gear! Freddy gets the call!

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  4. Banix12

    1 year ago

    Goins gave my 1 year old daughter a baseball before a game. He apparently tries to do this before every game with a family with a kid who looks like they are at their first game. Nice to see him back in the majors. May he play as long as he wants.

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    • NashvilleJeff

      1 year ago

      Bannix: AA seems to have some affinity for him. Most of the 8 years he’s appeared in the ML came under AA’s watch at Toronto.

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  5. TradeAcuna

    1 year ago

    My heart sank a bit because when I read the headline, I thought Fried or Wright are on the IL.

    Feel bad for Young. He did a good job yesterday.

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    • Benjamin101677

      1 year ago

      Fried is on the injured list the concussion one

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      • TradeAcuna

        1 year ago

        That goes back to Aug 8th. If he is feelings better, he should start either Thursday or at some point against the Astros. I was thinking they put it on a longer IL stint.

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  6. mlb1225

    1 year ago

    #TROMP2024

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    • Highest IQ

      1 year ago

      Tromp sucks.

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    • Bart Harley Jarvis

      1 year ago

      The Braves will miss Tromp bigly. It’s a yuge loss.

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    • Smacky

      1 year ago

      Make Atlanta Great Again

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  7. Benjamin101677

    1 year ago

    I think Atlanta realized last night when Swanson cut his head that they had no back up infielders. If Swanson had left that game the Braves would had to play someone out of position

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    • TradeAcuna

      1 year ago

      Ozuna will handle 2nd base easily.

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      • Curly Was The Smart Stooge

        1 year ago

        Ozuna doesn’t handle anything easily except strike 3

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    • YaySports

      1 year ago

      Rosario is the backup 2B. which allows Vaughn to backup SS and 3B so once Rosario got hurt last night it forced a move.

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  8. bhambrave

    1 year ago

    Happy for Freddy and Ryan, and I hope they do well.

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  9. BraveLil'Toaster

    1 year ago

    Will be interesting to watch him pitch. There’s a new Freddy in town.

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    • bhambrave

      1 year ago

      Too soon.

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  10. bravesallrhe way

    1 year ago

    called I said bring Freddy up
    2.83era in AAA ABOUT TIME

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    • bravesallrhe way

      1 year ago

      I meant era of 2.03 in AAA
      release odorri and Ozuna,and stop taking so many called 3RD strikes.If it’s close,SWING

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  11. bravesfan

    1 year ago

    Good for him. His career has been such a wave I wasn’t sure if he’d ever get to this point.

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  12. Jon M

    1 year ago

    I hope they give him a good Tarmok to land on

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    • NashvilleJeff

      1 year ago

      Punster at work……….

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  13. southi

    1 year ago

    Are they planning on letting Tarnock start? I would have figured with the current make up of the team he’d fit in as middle relief.

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  14. GarryHarris

    1 year ago

    Ryan Goins is a great defender. I wished the Tigers had used him like Atlanta used Mark Lemke.

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