The Braves announced a series of roster moves today, recalling right-hander Huascar Ynoa and selecting catcher Chadwick Tromp. To create room on the active roster, they’ve optioned righty Ian Anderson and outfielder Guillermo Heredia.
The most noteworthy of these moves is the demotion of Anderson, who has been entrenched in the rotation for quite some time. First called up to the big leagues in August of 2020, he made six starts in the shortened season and registered a 1.95 ERA. That was impressive enough for Anderson to earn a spot in the club’s postseason rotation, as he made four more starts in the playoffs with a 0.96 ERA, as Atlanta reached the NLCS.
Last year, Anderson seemingly proved he wasn’t a short-season fluke by pitching well over a full campaign. Though he did make one trip to the IL, Anderson made 24 starts in 2021 with a 3.58 ERA, then made four more postseason starts with a 1.59 ERA, helping Atlanta win the World Series.
The 24-year-old has taken a step back here in 2022, however, currently sporting a 5.11 ERA on the year. His 29.7% strikeout rate in 2020 fell to 23.2% last year and is down to 19.8% here this year. His 11.3% walk rate is also a career high and his 47.4% ground ball rate a career low. It’s possible there’s some bad luck involved, as his .318 BABIP on the year is much higher than in past seasons, but there’s also a lot of blue on his Statcast page, with batters clearly making some good contact against him. With the emergence of rookie Spencer Strider and the acquisition of Jake Odorizzi, it seems Anderson’s struggles have bumped him from the front five. He’ll join the Gwinnett Stripers and try to get things back on track.
The move isn’t likely to have a huge impact on Anderson from a service time perspective, at least in the short term. He came into this season with one year and 94 days of service time and has added around 120 more days here in 2022. Even if he were to spend the rest of the season in the minors, he’d finish the campaign somewhere around 2.025. That would still put him on track to reach arbitration for the first time after 2023 and free agency after 2026, though future optional assignments could also alter that timeline.
The recall of Tromp was required due to a leg injury sustained last night by Travis D’Arnaud. Although X-rays were negative, per Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, D’Arnaud will likely be unavailable for a few days. That leaves William Contreras as the primary catcher, with Tromp stepping in as the backup.
Y2KAK
I’m sorry WHAT
BravesCanada
Option. Not release or DFA.
bravesfan
They’ve been terrible. Why is this so shocking? Lol. Like really bad
mj-2
Well deserved and overdue demotion. Anderson has been awful
bkbkbkbk
Why on earth did the angels not pay like 7m of Iglesias and get Anderson?
RunDMC
Because ATL isn’t giving up on a guy that has a career postseason record of 4-0 1.26 ERA in 35.2 IP. Yes, he’s looked bad, but let him stay warm, preserve his arm and bring him back up in Sept.
bravesfan
Anderson has proven to be a relatively strong and controllable rotation arm that’s been struggling ever since right before his shoulder injury last year. Iglesias is an aging and expensive bullpen arm. If it’s a decision on one or the other, you roll the dice on the young first rounder. Zero reason to give up on him yet…..
Now that said, if I’m being honest, if Ian doesn’t get the rest of the year off to rebuild/rest his arm, long term I see him and Davidson being similar pitchers as where they land. Ie, both 4th or 5th starters in a rotation. So you got a sweet deal out of this. Free up case and a prospect with a high floor yet low ceiling. Not a bad day for the angels…
yallhaters
Thank god Ian has been so bad
Tacoshells
Whoa. Didn’t see that one coming.
bravesfan
Why? The writing has been on the wall all year with anderson and he’s been quite terrible honestly. Idk what it is, but ever since his shoulder injury last year, he hasn’t been the same. Velo is down. Spin rate is down… it’s all been ugly. Hope he’s has time to rest then rebuild that arm.
User 3595123227
I did.
TradeAcuna
He will be called up soon. They need an extra pitcher. Anderson is likely headed on a downpath in his career. He was a strikeout guy in the minors and lost all of that in the majors while maintaining his inability to throw strikes at both levels.
Just maybe if they resigned Freeman and kept prospects, they would have acquired a starter this deadline (and an outfielder). Now the Braves are stuck with one of the worst outfields in baseball. If Harris was not there, it is the worst. They are stuck with a tier 2 first baseman who they didn’t need.
Poster formerly known as . . .
Perhaps This Was inevitable, but Ian Anderson is probably a Stand Up guy, and the move might Benefit him. You never can Tull.
Holy Cow!
This is an A comment.
Holy Cow!
I wonder if there were snots running down his nose after he heard the news
Holy Cow!
I guess it’$ best to keep that Under Wraps.
Dorothy_Mantooth
Ian Anderson said “I really don’t mind if I sit this one out.”
lime chutley
Loving all these references, thank you everyone:-)
Senioreditor
My words but a whisper your deafness a SHOUT.
Brew’88
That’s all fine everyone, but where the hell was Biggles when I needed him last Saturday, huh? Anyone? ….I thought so…
Edp007
Ian’s skating on the thin ice of a new day
braves2
can someone explain why thomp is being called up ? why do we need 3 catchers and no heredia?
Braveslifer
Maybe they will put Ozuna on waivers and use Contreras as DH. (Wishful thinking)
atlbraves
Heredia was batting less than .150. It’s amazing he lasted as long as he did. He struck out almost 50% of his at bats.
stymeedone
Thomp is being called up because they finished the recount in AZ, and it turns out Thomp won! LOL!
Backup Catcher to the Backup Catcher
He did win in Arizona. Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wisconsin and Michigan too.
When was the last time you needed a suitcase to bring your vote to the polls?
You keep on believing Snowflake that Joey Boy actually got 81 million LEGITIMATE votes.
Animalize
@Backup Catcher: Donny Not-Baseball was obviously in on The Fix. Or he would have taken steps to do something about it.
It’s a 100%-rigged zero-party system.
rct
Only a moron would believe, without a single shred of proof, that our elections were rigged.
Not a fan of Biden, but he got 81 million legitimate votes and beat Trump. Join us in reality and deal with it.
rct
So you’ve got no proof of anything and I’m a paid agent. Hilarious.
Animalize
@rct: What you say is exactly what Paid Agents say, and what you do is exactly what Paid Agents do.
Anyone Awake knows that there are millions of Paid Agents, hired to spew their mocking, deceiving, bullying crap, wherever they happen to be, all over the internet, all day every day.
mrnotsoniceguy
Damn he fell quick.
bravesfan
Travis has a leg injury …. Plus honestly, our catchers are easily top 9 or better hitters on the team. Be nice to play both every day under some fashion .
You Can Put It In The Books
Travis should learn to get off the tracks when the Polar Bear Express is coming through.
bravesfan
Why? He made the play and tagged him out. It was undebatable that he never touched the bag and was tagged out. Why have replay when they will go with the mets almost every time? lol
bryan c
His cleat very clearly hit the plate prior to the tag. The review team has the ability to look at frame by frame. The Mets broadcast clearly showed the clear hit and that is what the crew saw to overturn the call. Just because the Braves broadcast didn’t reveal that or you were blinded by fanaticism doesn’t mean the call was wrong.
Now, let’s educate you. The play where Nimmo was not tagged out and the ump called him out should have resulted in awarding him second base by rule. He never made an effort to get to the base because he was called out. Precedent was set earlier this year on the exact same play in Miami. The only call that was blown went you way and you STILL gave up the runs and lost.
The umps didn’t strike out Braves hitters. Mets pitchers did. The umps didn’t make Travis hesitate on a ground ball – he did that on his own. The umps didn’t strike fear into the Braves and force them to kick the ball around. Braves got served
You Can Put It In The Books
@bryan c
That deserves a mic drop. Well done.
Sideline Redwine
The Rays could use Ynoa’s power in our lineup…can he play the outfield?
fred-3
He was rushed to the bigs due to the Braves rotation problems in 2020.
BraveLil'Toaster
#Boned
ohyeadam
If he stayed on the roster all year would he have enough service time for super2 status?
Senioreditor
Hence down he went.
The best23
The cheerleaders going to the minors too
nbresnak
Seems like the right time to send down Ian Anderson and work out his issues with Odorizzi in tow. Ian had a fabulous playoffs last year, so let me find himself and bring him back up when he’s ready. A reset for him will be good. Ian can still end the year on a high note.
Both the Mets and Braves are playoff bound regardless of their series but the Mets have been playing better baseball and deserve to be in 1st place.
Braves fan blaming the umpires in these posts and claiming things are fixed in the Mets favor, stop the whining already.
When is spending money to win wrong. It seems only when the Mets are doing it from some of these posts.
inkstainedscribe
I’m surprised and cheered by the move. Anderson couldn’t hold an 8-run lead for five full innings Friday night. He has to become a more efficient pitcher and if this is the kick in the pants that gets his head straighter, good.
Backup Catcher to the Backup Catcher
Bring up Kyle Muller. Been great at AAA. Ain’t got nuttin’ left to prove down on the farm.
10centBeerNight
Yeah this is just a strategic roster management move. It’s still weird to see that headline!
Flanster
And with luck there to help him, then he probably will (return)
pechauercues
I wouldn’t say the Mets are lucky. They’ve downright outplayed the Braves and the rest of the NL East in just about every facet of the game.
Backup Catcher to the Backup Catcher
Don’t underestimate what not having Freeman in the clubhouse means. Bad move by the GM who likes to think he’s the Mensa guy in every room he enters. Olsen is a nice player, but he ain’t Freddie in more ways than one.
Add in losing Albies for most of the season and the right side of the infield ain’t what it was in 2021..
Moot point. Phillies gonna pass Braves at some point. Might even give the Mets a scare before its over.
Redstitch108* 2
Why didn’t the Angels get this guy in the Iglesias trade? Halos pretty much got nothing in return for Iglesias. What dirt do the Braves have on Minasian?
Cg141
Angels just wanted to get rid of the money t
RunDMC
Cleared 3/48M in future contracts off the books for a team going through some kind of rebuild, which you don’t need an expensive closer for. Minasian being the former AGM for ATL knows Tucker Davidson better than most, so if he doesn’t work out — that’s on him. LAA now has 2 former ATL pitching prospect projects trying to make good in Davidson, Touki.
NYMetsFanatic
Braves after 4/5 series cave-in: All hands on deck! Move players around! Throw salt over shoulders! Pray to baseball gods! Blame everyone else but ourselves for the Mets dominating us! wah wah wah! Seriously narcissistic team and fan base. God bless the Mets for being real men.
BTW, for a catcher, d’Arnaud sure is a lightweight. He gets hurt so easily. Even when we had him. I hope his broken fingernail grows back quickly so he can play again. That team is a joke. They really showed themselves this past weekend for the jerks they really are.
Fred McGriff HR
@NYMetsFanatic The only “jerks” are some Mets fans, who despite having won absolutely zero for a long time talk ****. The Braves won a World Series last year, when you actually win something come back to this page and talk about it. As for D’Arnaud, Alonso hammered him on the play and probably nearly broke bones and you’re calling him a lightweight, how laughable and pathetic indeed, but it’s expected from some of your pathetic fanbase, and Alonso was out, another call you Mets got in your favour, and don’t tell me the review system is good, because they get it wrong a lot. You better hope you haven’t used up ALL your luck, because you just might need it with that bullpen.
rct
The Braves won only their second championship since 1957 (five years before the Mets even existed) last year and you all act like the Braves are this juggernaut and it’s the Mets who are pathetic.
Both franchises have won two championships since Eisenhower. Knock it off with the arrogance.
Fred McGriff HR
@rct Arrogance? That’s for Mets fans, win nothing and talk about how good your team is. The play-offs haven’t even commenced. I haven’t said or asserted the Braves will do anything, so “YOU ALL act like the Braves are this juggernaut”, no, I didn’t assert that, but try again. One thing is certain though, the Braves have been to the playoffs far more times than the Mets in the past 36 years.
Your comprehension skills are not very good because I haven’t asserted anything on here about winning or being the best, but here are the facts.
Mets;
Franchise Overview
60 9 2
Seasons Made Playoffs Championships
Past 10 Seasons (2013 – 2022)
50.2% 2 2 0
Winning Percentage Made Playoffs Playoff Series Wins Championships
Atlanta Braves
Past 10 Seasons (2013 – 2022)
51.7% 5 5 1
Winning Percentage Made Playoffs Playoff Series Wins Championship
Seasons in Atlanta
1966-2022
56 23 2
Seasons Made Playoffs Championships
The Braves made the playoffs 23 times as opposed to your 9 times, it is a fact and nothing to do with arrogance. 2013-2022 Braves win that category as well, at least Braves fans got to see their teams in playoffs regularly unlike SOME trash talking Mets fans.
vaderzim
If Ian Anderson pitched against Washington every start, we would win the Cy Young… like most other pitchers would be if they pitched against Washington every start.
Fred McGriff HR
Some Mets fans have no class at all and talk the greatest lot of **** on this site. I have nothing but respect for the Mets roster and Buck Showalter, he was also good when he was managing the Baltimore Orioles, but now he has a fantastic well rounded roster up and down the line. The only slight weakness might be the bullpen, but we shall see.
In Scherzer and De Grom you have two of the very best elite pitchers in all of MLB apart from Verlander. However, you Mets fans, you’ve won nothing yet, but some of you want to talk about the Braves all the time. Why? Because we actually won a World Series and beat two of the best teams in the Astros and Dodgers and you’re still dreaming about winning something. You might do it, you might not. You did beat the Braves in this series, however, Harris was safe at 2nd, called out, and Alonso was out at home and called safe. The review system is woeful and a coin toss about getting decisions right.
I hope the Braves can overcome the deficit, but that will de difficult with the remaining schedule the Braves have as opposed to what the Mets have.
Anyway Mets fans, keep talking **** because you had no luck, right? Like when Alonso chalks up his cue and rolls one off the end of his bat, it hits the 3rd base cushion and it rolls into left field and you score, there are other instances as well.
You better hope you haven’t used up all your luck, but there is a saying, good teams make their own luck, and yes you are a good team with a good roster, but don’t talk **** and say you were TOO GOOD. Both teams are very good, and right now you have the edge.. You are good at infield hits and piss hits, but that is putting the ball in play.
We will see how good you are in the play offs. If you do not win it all, then you were not as good as the Braves were-fact, and then you will have nothing to show for all your trash talk.
rct
lmao, rip Mets fans for talking trash and then go on a multi-paragraph screed where you… talk trash and rip the Mets for being lucky instead of just a much better team. Classic.
Fred McGriff HR
RIP the Mets for being lucky and talking trash? Your comprehension skills are definitely not good, I said they had luck on some plays, other than that, no, you’ve been too good. However, here we are, you’ve been talking trash all season long. You’ve obviously got Braves derangement syndrome, worrying about the Atlanta Braves all day, all night, 365 days a year. However, if you don’t win it all your trash talking will have been for nought.
I haven’t trashed the Mets, but you and other Mets fans are the best manure talkers, it’s been like that for years because you’re seriously deprived.
Cg141
From my view (Mets fan) Anderson seems better Odorizzi
Old York
MLB hitters starting to catch up to this guy. Looking at this BaseballSavant page, pretty much everything is in the poor range. Almost feel like he might be injured.
rememberthecoop
They may not miss him now given the way he’s been pitching. But come playoff time I’m guessing they’ll want him on a mound since he’s been so good in the postseason.
TradeAcuna
Haha man last season I really wanted to stick it to Dodger fans and media by having the Braves beat them in the playoffs. I think beating the Mets to first might actually feel better. Meh, probably not — recency bias….but damn it will feel good.
I will say it again though, I love Strider. Thank you for not being afraid to call out facts. Too bad most other pitchers don’t speak their mind and try to be politically correct to not offend media like Strider offended the Mets media.
TradeAcuna
Hopefully, if he faces them again, he breaks the Mets hearts with his thighs.
rct
“Thank you for not being afraid to call out facts.”
He didn’t. He whined and offered his baseless opinion that the Mets were lucky and had the umps on their side. Instead of being an adult and tipping his cap to a team that just owned him and chased him after 2 2/3 innings and nearly 80 pitches.
No facts, just whining. Embarrassing quotes from Strider.
TradeAcuna
Quite funny since it was pretty much what I’ve been saying prior to the series and this time it came out of the competitions mouth. I know you Met fans need your validation and can’t handle that certain people know that the Mets are not as good as their record indicates.
TradeAcuna
Also be careful about being overconfident. The Yankees finally hit their skid after being dominant all year. The Mets are due for one as well. Every team goes through it in a 162 season.
rct
Even if the Mets aren’t as good as their record indicates, they’re still better than the Braves and have been in 1st since day one. Wake me when guys like Strider stop whining and actually pass the Mets. Until then it’s just sour grapes from Braves fans.
bryan c
He didn’t offend anyone. He sounds like a little B. Buy a skirt to cover those strider legs. Riley said you were coming for us. We were waiting. More chalk board material? Thanks lil guy. 79 pitches in 2.2 innings is bad bro
TradeAcuna
Nothing like getting your juices flowing because your competition believes they can still win the division they owned since 2018. Sounds like the Mets ego is fragile. Actually, more like insecurity if you ask me. I mean we are talking about a team with the wealthiest owner who blatantly said he is ok with buying a ring. It is like a bully beating a bunch of disadvantaged people and gloating how they are the strongest in the yard.
rct
lol at you saying Mets fans are insecure when your Braves are literally World Champs right now but you’re still here trying to convince people over the last two months that the Mets aren’t as good as them.
TradeAcuna
I do believe the Braves are better on paper, but I’m not convincing anybody that they are better than anyone. The Braves created this problem by not resigning Freeman and they deserve to be bottom dwellers if that time comes.
bryan c
You sound insecure. Not us. We are 8-4 against you. Strider is 0-2 against us. We didn’t cry when we lost our leads in the past. We didn’t cry when the Astros kicked our butt.
Mad Max comment – we know who they are. They are an excellent team and we know we need to keep playing our best to beat them
Strider – I lost my sippy cup and my arm hurts after throwing a combined 179 pitches to the Mets while getting a whopping 22 whole outs and giving up 9 runs
Rook should learn from a Hall of Famer how to act
TradeAcuna
I think Max is smart enough to not say anything negative about the Braves knowing they beat him in the CS. That does not mean he believes what he says, you know and so does everyone. Max is one of the biggest competitors in the sport; however, like most he is not going to say something that may lead him to bite his tongue. I still don’t see anything wrong with Riley’s comment. As for Strider, he probably should have kept it to himself, but as I said, I want my players to speak their mind not say things that other people want them to say. I’m sure you like that too.
Cg141
You sound like a child lol. “Speak their mind” the Mets put the ball in play the Braves struck out 19 times in 9 innings. They lost bc they didn’t hit the Mets pitching not because the Mets were lucky. Having 3 base runners all day and striking out 70% of the time is a recipe for losing to good teams.
Crazies in Camden
Too little too late. Seasons over already
Habeto
Marlins, para cuando lo mismo con Rogers? He’s starting rehab now… why don’t keep him down there for a while?
Cabrera and Luzardo are looking good so far back from the IL. No room for Rogers as of now.
Fred McGriff HR
Typical Mets fans bashing a Braves fan in the face, 3 on 1. Classless trashy Mets fans as I said.
twitter.com/i/status/1556069142192701442
nypost.com/2022/08/07/mets-fans-brutally-punch-bra…
VonPurpleHaze
Well deserved!
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@skoobehtnititupnacuo
If you think 3-1 is fair, and being coward punched, of course, what utter cowards.
NashvilleJeff
Don’t waste your time on them Fred. Just the usual internet tough guy Mutts trolls. Expecting them to engage in a civil conversation isn’t likely to happen. They’re drunk w/their new found success.
nyy17 2
Tromp is going to make Atlanta great again