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Braves Sign Taylor Motter To Minor League Deal

By Anthony Franco | August 5, 2022 at 10:41pm CDT

In a move that slipped past MLBTR’s radar at the time, the Braves signed Taylor Motter to a minor league contract last week. The utilityman had been released from a minor league pact with the Reds in mid-July, according to his transactions log at MLB.com.

Motter, 32, has been assigned to Triple-A Gwinnett with Atlanta. He’s spent the bulk of the year with the Reds top affiliate in Louisville, hitting .250/.340/.462 with eight home runs in 39 games. He walked at a strong 12.4% clip there while striking out at a roughly league average rate. Motter briefly earned a call to the majors as a virus substitute when the Reds played a series in Toronto, appearing in two games and collecting a hit in six at-bats.

That marked the fifth year in which the righty-swinging Motter has picked up some MLB time. He’s tallied 446 career plate appearances, hitting .191/.262/.309 with ten longballs and 13 stolen bases. The Coastal Carolina product has a quality .264/.354/.479 line in parts of six Triple-A campaigns. Between his upper minors success and ability to play everywhere on the diamond other than catcher and center field, Motter has played his way to the majors with six different teams.

The Braves have one of the game’s top infields, with Matt Olson, Dansby Swanson and Austin Riley all having strong seasons. Ozzie Albies has missed an extended stretch after fracturing his foot but is expected back either late this month or in early September. The Braves have relied on Orlando Arcia at the keystone in Albies’ absence, and they acquired Ehire Adrianza in a minor trade with the division-rival Nationals to fortify the bench depth. Motter adds some upper-level experience without occupying a spot on the 40-man roster.

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  1. JAMES JACOBSEN

    3 days ago

    Looks like league Avg player for depth.

    Reply
    • Crazies in Camden

      3 days ago

      .191, just like your IQ, is not league average.

      Reply
      • Fink Ployed

        3 days ago

        An intelligent person shouldn’t have any trouble understanding this:

        “Thank you for participating in the MLB Trade Rumors commenting community. If you’re new to the site, register to comment here! Remember to confirm your email address before attempting to leave a comment.

        “When leaving a comment at MLBTR, we ask that you avoid the following:

        “Attacks, insults, or trolling toward other commenters, the MLBTR staff, journalists, team personnel, players, or agents

        “Otherwise harassing other commenters in any way”

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        • Crazies in Camden

          2 days ago

          Listen Fink Ployed, if you are so hurt by my comments maybe you shouldn’t be reading the comment section. Grow a pair homie. You must be a Democrat

        • Fink Ployed

          2 days ago

          LOL “Grow a pair homie.” Is it your belief that there’s something manly in insulting other posters?

          I must be Democrat — meaning that only Democrats have good manners, refrain from gratuitous insults, and conform to the posting rules?

          The one thing you seem to have gotten right is your screen name.

          Have a nice day.

        • Crazies in Camden

          1 day ago

          You are a Democrat because you cry the first time someone says something you don’t like lmfao. Look at the problems we now have in our country and thanks to fools like you we are where we are. You think that I give 2 damns about your ignorant opinions? Like I said earlier grow a pair and stop acting like you are still 5 yrs old running to mommy every little thing that happens. Look in a mirror, you should be past that point in life already. Or you ok with being a loser forever?

        • Fink Ployed

          1 day ago

          “You think that I give 2 damns about your ignorant opinions?”

          Yup. Obviously.

        • Crazies in Camden

          1 day ago

          Enjoy another loss today? Is that y u so salty?? Stfu homie u just a clown.

        • Fink Ployed

          1 day ago

          My good man, you’re the one who’s throwing an online tantrum, not me.

          Let’s consider the sequence of events here.

          James made a comment about the subject of the article, Motter.

          You responded with a needless insult about his I.Q.

          I quoted the posting guidelines and said an intelligent person should have no trouble understanding them.

          Now, let me suggest to you what an intelligent, emotionally mature adult might’ve done in response: he might’ve recognized that his insult was out of line and he would’ve apologized like a man and said, “My bad. That was uncalled for.”

          But what did you do? You doubled down and decided to insult me, too, and talked some nonsense about ME being hurt, which made no sense. Why would I be hurt? I wasn’t the one you insulted. I just called you out for acting like a jerk.

          And then you compounded the nonsense by going off on an absurd political rant that had nothing to do with anything. This isn’t about Democrats and Republicans: it’s about you behaving like a needlessly hostile jerk.

          Now you’ve got a couple of options. You can keep stumbling down that road to nowhere and keep spewing insults, or you can cop to what you did and apologize.

          Or you can just drop it and say no more.

        • Crazies in Camden

          1 day ago

          Lmfao idgaf about what u want homie. You can keep commenting all you want like u r some kind of online cop lol. This is about me acting like a jerk or u like a donkeys behind? You don’t own any mirrors do you? LOL!! Clown…

  2. toycannon

    3 days ago

    Hello Mutta, hello fatta, the Atlanta Braves signed Taylor Motter.

    Reply
  3. Dumpster Divin Theo

    3 days ago

    Poor man’s Nicky Delmonico

    Reply
  4. ahale224

    3 days ago

    On deadline day this crushed two home runs in AAA. I got excited until I pulled his career stat line in majors.

    Reply
  5. bravesfan

    3 days ago

    Good for mlbtr to admit the missed something. Not that a lot of us noticed. I didn’t noticed until a couple days after … decent signing, no risk depth

    Reply
  6. Curly Was The Smart Stooge

    3 days ago

    Tomato, toMotter, just another depth signing.

    Reply
  7. Crazies in Camden

    3 days ago

    Braves need all the help they can get

    Reply
    • Questionable_Source

      3 days ago

      Yeah, the defending world champions, who have the 3rd best record in the NL. They should probably disband the team.

      Reply
      • Crazies in Camden

        2 days ago

        Lol!! They also have a losing record against winning teams smdh…..

        Reply
  8. $21002046

    3 days ago

    Welcome Back Motter!

    Reply
  9. ruthplayedthetuba

    3 days ago

    Watching this guy unravel while playing 3B is the Reds/Jays series was rough. Good luck…

    Reply
  10. Jarred Kelenic's Beer Can

    2 days ago

    Mariners legend.

    Reply

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