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Braves Select Four Players, Place Three Others On 60-Day IL

By Darragh McDonald | March 30, 2023 at 9:46am CDT

The Braves announced today that they have selected infielder Ehire Adrianza, outfielder Kevin Pillar, right-hander Jesse Chavez and left-hander Jared Shuster to their 40-man roster. In corresponding moves, right-hander Huascar Ynoa and left-handers Kolby Allard and Tyler Matzek were placed on the 60-day injured list. The Braves already had a couple of vacancies on their 40-man roster, so these IL placements open up three more spots for the four selections and their acquisition of Richard Lovelady from the Royals.

Shuster, 24, will be making his major league debut once he gets into a game. The club came into spring with four rotation spots taken by Max Fried, Spencer Strider, Kyle Wright and Charlie Morton. It was believed by many that the final spot was going to be a battle between Michael Soroka, Ian Anderson and Bryce Elder. However, Soroka got delayed by an injury and the latter two were simply out-pitched by Shuster and Dylan Dodd. Anderson and Elder were optioned to the minors, then Wright was also delayed by injury. That will seemingly allow for both Shuster and Dodd to crack the rotation early in the season, though Dodd still hasn’t been added. Shuster posted a 3.29 ERA between Double-A and Triple-A last year then a 1.45 ERA here in the spring.

Pillar, 34, has been a glove-first outfielder for most of his career, most of it with the Blue Jays. He was drafted and developed by that club while Alex Anthopoulos, now Atlanta’s president of baseball operations, was with Toronto. Last year, he only got into four games with the Dodgers before a shoulder fracture ended his season. He and Sam Hilliard should serve as reserve outfielders on the bench in Atlanta.

Chavez, 39, is a veteran who will be appearing in his 16th season once he gets into a game. He was twice acquired by the Braves last year and ended up posting a 3.76 ERA over 60 total appearances for three different clubs. He’ll give the club a veteran arm for its relief mix.

Adrianza, 33, is a veteran utility infielder who has played for Atlanta in each of the past two seasons. He’s a career .239/.309/.354 hitter in the big leagues. The club recently decided to option its young shortstops Vaughn Grissom and Braden Shewmake for more seasoning in the minors. That left Orlando Arcia as the starting shortstop and bumped Adrianza up to a bench role.

As for the IL placements, none of those comes as a shock. Ynoa and Matzek both had Tommy John surgery late last year and will be out for most of this season. Allard, meanwhile, suffered an oblique strain a few weeks ago.

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Atlanta Braves Transactions Ehire Adrianza Huascar Ynoa Jared Shuster Jesse Chavez Kevin Pillar Kolby Allard Richard Lovelady Tyler Matzek

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  1. DCartrow

    2 months ago

    Dick Lovelady is supposedly a real hustler.

    Reply
    • junior25

      2 months ago

      Dumb! Grow up
      Nice move by Braves

      Reply
      • DCartrow

        2 months ago

        Nice move or night move?

        Reply
  2. WampumWalloper

    2 months ago

    Iglesias update?

    Reply
  3. bravesfan

    2 months ago

    Gosh, Allards injury more serious that I thought it would be

    Reply
    • bhambrave

      2 months ago

      He would have started the season in AAA anyway, so putting him on the 60-day frees up a 40-man slot.

      Reply
      • Idosteroids

        2 months ago

        He had no real roster spot…..barring any other injuries Braves had two options…keep him on the IL or option him to the minors. He has one option left.

        Reply

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