The Braves are in settlement with reliever Enoli Paredes on a minor league contract, experiences Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 (X hyperlink). Paredes will get a non-roster invite to main league camp.
It was a brief free agent keep for the 29-year-old righty. The Cubs despatched him by means of outright waivers final week. He elected free company at that time however apparently emerged as a precedence depth goal for the Atlanta entrance workplace. Paredes posted robust numbers in a restricted pattern with the Brewers and Cubs this yr.
In 21 2/3 innings between the 2 groups, he mixed for a 1.66 earned run common. Discouraging peripherals led groups to go on claiming him off waivers final week. Paredes solely managed an 18.4% strikeout price and walked greater than 11% of opponents. Throwing strikes has at all times been a difficulty. Paredes posted double digit stroll charges as a member of the Astros between 2020-22.
Whereas he hasn’t missed many bats on the massive league stage, Paredes posted monster strikeout numbers with Milwaukee’s Triple-A group. He fanned practically 40% of hitters en path to a 1.73 ERA over 26 innings on the prime minor league stage. He sits within the 94-95 MPH vary along with his fastball and encompasses a mid-80s slider as his secondary pitch.
Paredes is out of choices. If he pitches his method to an MLB job in Atlanta, the Braves would want to maintain him on the roster or ship him again into DFA limbo. They’ve a stable high-leverage core however just a few spots up for grabs within the center innings. A.J. Minter hit free company whereas Joe Jiménez underwent knee surgical procedure which may value him all the season.