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Braves Announce Trade With Cardinals After Injury News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Atlanta Braves are enduring an incredibly disappointing season, sitting at 44-60 and in the midst of a five-game losing streak after the Texas Rangers completed the sweep on Sunday.
Fedde will step in as a much-needed starter who is ready to be deployed immediately. As it stands, Atlanta's starting pitchers currently on the injured list include Grant Holmes, Chris Sale, Spencer Schwellenbach, Reynaldo Lopez and AJ Smith-Shawver. All three of Holmes, Sale and Schwellenbach went down with injuries this month.
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The Atlanta Braves placed right-hander Grant Holmes on the 15-day injured list on Sunday, meaning all five of the club’s starters on Opening Day are on the injured list.
Atlanta won game one of the series, 10-7 as the offense was prevalent for both teams. Kansas City is now 5-5 since the All-Star break, while Atlanta is 3-7. The win for the Braves yesterday snapped a five-game losing streak.
Atlanta agreed to acquire veteran right-hander Carlos Carrasco from the Yankees in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later, according to multiple reports.
The New York Yankees traded veteran pitcher Carlos Carrasco to the depleted Atlanta Braves on Monday for cash considerations. The Braves acquired Carrasco a day after losing Grant Holmes to right elbow inflammation on Sunday.
The Braves, not expected to be a buyer in advance of Thursday's MLB trade deadline, have acquired starting pitching help for their injury-depleted rotation.
The Atlanta Braves manager argued that when a pitcher returns shouldn't be decided by a team's postseason outlook
Grant Holmes went down with an injury on Saturday, adding to the Braves' nightmare list of pitching ailments this season.
The #Braves today acquired RHP Erick Fedde and cash considerations from the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations. To make room on the 40-man roster, Atlanta transferred RHP Grant Holmes to the 60-day injured list.