The Braves announced that right-hander Erick Fedde has been released, and that left-hander Aaron Bummer was placed on the 15-day injured list due to inflammation in his throwing shoulder. Right-handers Wander Suero and Hunter Stratton were called up from Triple-A in corresponding roster moves.
It was just under a month ago that Fedde came to Atlanta in a trade with the Cardinals, with St. Louis covering Fedde’s remaining salary (roughly $2.7MM) for the slight return of cash considerations or a player to be named later. The Cards wanted to move an impending free agent in order to create more room in their rotation for younger pitchers, while the Braves just needed a fresh arm to cover innings in the wake of a swath of injuries to their starting pitching.
Unfortunately for Fedde and the Braves, the move didn’t work out. Fedde posted an 8.10 ERA over 23 1/3 innings in Atlanta, with an equal number (13) of walks and strikeouts over his five appearances. This gives Fedde a 5.76 ERA over 125 combined innings with St. Louis and Atlanta during the 2025 season, and a particularly glaring 10.32 ERA in his last 41 innings of work.
Cal Quantrill was claimed off waivers from the Marlins earlier this week in the Braves’ latest attempt at finding rotation help, which took Fedde out of a starting role. Though Atlanta could have designated Fedde for assignment, the straight release probably just streamlines the process and allows Fedde to reach the open market in a bit quicker fashion.
As extreme as Fedde’s recent struggles have been, it is possible he lands elsewhere before the 2025 season is over just because teams are forever in need of pitching depth. It was just a season ago, of course, that Fedde returned from a one-season sojourn in the KBO League to post a very solid 3.30 ERA over 177 1/3 innings with the White Sox and Cardinals in 2024. Another team might be interested in seeing if Fedde can recapture any of that form, and Fedde would surely love to end his season on some kind of a high note.
The seriousness of Bummer’s shoulder issue isn’t known, but since the Braves are out of the race, it is possible the southpaw could be shut down for the remainder of the season. Bummer has a 3.81 ERA, a solid 7.6% walk rate, and a below-average 21.6% strikeout rate over 54 1/3 relief innings for Atlanta this season, with that K% a marked step down from the 29.3% rate Bummer posted from 2020-24. Bummer’s 53.9% groundball rate is also a career low but still elite in relation to the rest of the league, which speaks to the left-hander’s prominence as one of the baseball’s top grounder specialists.
What a season it has been. The off season cant get here soon enough. At least Waldrep looks like he will hold down a spot in the rotation next season with Sale, Strider and Schwellenbach.
Strider has looked shaky
Indeed Strider has, but a normal off season and spring training without restrictions will help him. He wasnt going to be the same pitcher this season anyway coming off major arm surgery.
Fedde might be back in the KBO next year.
I was thinking this as well. Hope whatever happens it does him good. Hes had a really rough time in MLB aside from 2024
Is that like back in the USSR?
The Gangnam girls really knock him out.
Sounds more like a future Yankee to me.
This team needs so many players next season to just be competitive. I dont envy the GM and the work he has ahead of him.
Good trade!
We want Hayden Harris!!! And give Jesus Bastidas a shot over Nick Allen. I know they will need 40 man spots but there are plenty of 4a players in Gwinnett that are worth booting in order to just see if there is anything there!