"The Braves have signed right-handers Carlos Carrasco and Darius Vines to new minor league deals, Baseball America's Matt Eddy reports. Both players were eligible for minor league free agency and apparently elected for the open market, only to both head back to Atlanta's organization. After inking a minors deal with the Yankees last February, the righty earned a spot on the Opening Day roster due to some injuries on New York's pitching staff, giving Carrasco a chance to bank a few starts."
"Carrasco twice passed on free agency after those outrights, but found himself changing teams again when the Braves acquired the veteran in a cash trade prior to the deadline. The Braves were looking for all the pitching help they could find in the aftermath of a plague of injuries to their starting rotation, and Carrasco went onto post a 9.88 ERA over 13 2/3 innings in an Atlanta uniform."
"A staple of Cleveland's rotation for most of his 16-year MLB career, Carrasco now heads into his age-39 season as just a depth option. The right-hander has a 6.36 ERA and a 17.6% strikeout rate over 239 1/3 big league frames since the start of the 2023 season, with the highest homer rate (17.5%) of any pitcher in that timespan with at least 230 innings."
The Braves signed right-handers Carlos Carrasco and Darius Vines to minor league deals, returning both to Atlanta's organization. Carrasco earned an Opening Day roster spot with the Yankees but posted a 5.91 ERA in 32 innings, was designated for assignment and outrighted multiple times, and later yielded a 9.88 ERA in 13 2/3 innings with the Braves before electing free agency and re-signing. Entering age 39, Carrasco carries a 6.36 ERA and 17.6% strikeout rate since 2023, with a 17.5% homer rate. Vines, a 2019 seventh-round pick, posted a 5.82 ERA across 34 big-league innings, was DFA'ed and outrighted in August 2024, and missed the 2025 season recovering from an undisclosed injury.
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