Atlanta Braves News: Copellela Writes, Herget Returns, Schwellenbach Makes Huge Hit, and More

Spencer Schwellenbach is coming off a huge start to the season for Atlanta on Saturday, as the team looked set to lose six straight games. This continues what has been an extremely impressive rookie season for the 24-year-old who has very little experience as a pitcher. He has clearly made progress at the major league level over those ten starts, as his first three were pretty shaky as he went through his outings, but he has looked really good in the last handful of starts he has made. He really seems to be improving his ability to strike out major league hitters as he has expanded and refined his arsenal. Spencer seems to have done a fantastic job by the scouting and development staff of identifying him with such little experience as a pitcher and helping him become what he is becoming in front of us. He could be a vital part of the rotation for a long time in Atlanta.

Braves News

The Braves reshuffled the bottom of their bullpen, bringing back Jimmy Herget, while Daysbell Hernandez was sent down low.

Spencer Schwellenbach’s genius and a couple of home runs got the Braves the job done against the Mets in New York.

Former Braves general manager John Copolella wrote a piece for Yahoo about what it’s like to be an MLB general manager at the trade deadline.

MLB News

The Mets trade for veteran corner outfielder Jesse Winker from the Nationals, giving them another solid option at the outfielder position.

The Yankees traded Miami star Jazz Chisholm in one of the biggest trades so far this season.

The Cubs traded reliever and former top prospect Nate Pearson to the Blue Jays for an outfield prospect.

The Brewers traded Nick Mears as part of the annual move of “trading good developmental organizations for an underperforming Rockies reliever with great underlying stats.”

The Red Sox made an intra-division move by acquiring veteran catcher Danny Jansen from Toronto.

The Phillies traded a couple of prospects to the Angels for reliever Carlos Estevez as they look to bolster their already strong roster.

Kodai Senga appears unlikely to pitch again this season, at least in the regular season, due to a calf injury.