"The Atlanta Braves had one of the more unfortunate seasons in recent memory, especially with regard to injuries to their rotation. In fact, there was a point where all five members of the Opening Day rotation were on the Injured List at the same time. This resulted in quite a few roster moves to bring in pitchers to eat some innings, especially after it was pretty much a done deal that the season was effectively over. Erick Fedde was one of these moves, and worked out (or didn't) just as much as you'd expect."
"So, with basically everyone down for the count, the Braves had to get creative. Except, by "creative," what we mean is just finding boring, low-upside options that could hold down the fort until some arms came off the IL. This wasn't a ploy to keep the team going and get somewhere when other arms get healthy, it was just a way to get through the season. Odds were slim to make the playoffs even if the rotation were healthy, and the rotation was definitely not healthy."
"So, on that same July 27 day, the Braves acquired Fedde from the Cardinals for cash considerations, as well as a player to be named later or more cash considerations. The Braves would take on Fedde's remaining salary for the "reward" of having Fedde around to eat innings. What were the expectations? Fedde spent parts of six seasons in the majors at the start of his MLB career, functioning as a barely-effective fifth starter, with a 129/121/108 line. He looked like he had made some improvements in 2021, but his 2022 was pretty horrible, so he went overseas to play i"
The Atlanta Braves suffered extreme rotation injuries, at one point placing all five Opening Day starters on the Injured List simultaneously. Grant Holmes was moved to the 60-day IL on July 27, leaving the team with few healthy veteran options. The Braves pursued low-upside, boring pitchers to hold the rotation together and simply get through the season. Erick Fedde was acquired from the Cardinals on July 27 for cash considerations and a player to be named later, with Atlanta absorbing his remaining salary. Fedde had been a marginal fifth starter over six MLB seasons, showed brief improvement in 2021, struggled in 2022, and then went overseas to play.
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