The Braves are in settlement with reliever Enoli Paredes on a minor league contract, stories 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 way 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 sturdy numbers in a restricted pattern with the Brewers and Cubs this 12 months.
In 21 2/3 innings between the 2 groups, he mixed for a 1.66 earned run common. Discouraging peripherals led groups to move on claiming him off waivers final week. Paredes solely managed an 18.4% strikeout fee and walked greater than 11% of opponents. Throwing strikes has at all times been a problem. Paredes posted double digit stroll charges as a member of the Astros between 2020-22.
Whereas he hasn’t missed many bats on the huge league stage, Paredes posted monster strikeout numbers with Milwaukee’s Triple-A group. He fanned almost 40% of hitters en path to a 1.73 ERA over 26 innings on the high 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 wish to maintain him on the roster or ship him again into DFA limbo. They’ve a strong 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 the whole season.
