Atlanta Braves: Revisiting the trades made during the 2022 season
Of the trades made by the Atlanta Braves across the last calendar year, which moves ended up being among the most impactful?
About a year ago, I took a look at each of the trades made by the Atlanta Braves during the 2021 season, which included deals made by the club from November 2020 through September 2021 (that post can be found here). A group of trades that included multiple key moves from general manager Alex Anthopoulos, why not do the same for this season?
So, without factoring in waiver claims, let’s revisit each of the 16 trades made by the Braves from November of 2021 to September of 2022, as well as how each looks now. (NOTE: Stats as of Friday, September 23)
Revisiting the Atlanta Braves trades from the 2022 season
November
Atlanta Braves acquire RHP Jay Jackson from the San Francisco Giants for a PTBNL
Atlanta’s first trade of the 2022 season came back last November 22nd when the club acquired Jackson, a right-handed reliever, from the Giants. Jackson has made only two scoreless relief appearances with the Braves in the major leagues this season, but does also own an impressive 1.83 ERA with a 21:3 K:BB ratio in the minors.
December
Atlanta Braves trade RHP Tanner Andrews to the San Francisco Giants
The Braves’ lone trade during December came on the eighth when Atlanta traded Andrews, a right-hander, to San Francisco.
Andrews would never play a game in the Braves organization as Atlanta selected the right-hander in the fourth round of the 2021 minor league Rule 5 Draft, with the 26-year-old traded shortly after to the Giants where he posted a combined 0.92 ERA across 19.2 IP in the minor leagues this season.
March
Atlanta Braves acquire 1B Matt Olson from the Oakland Athletics for OF Cristian Pache, C Shea Langeliers, RHP Ryan Cusick, and RHP Joey Estes
The first major trade by the Atlanta Braves during the 2022 season came after the MLB Lockout ended on March 14 when the club acquired Olson from the Oakland Athletics. In return, the Braves sent a total of four prospects to Oakland, two of which in Pache and Langeliers were considered as Top 100 at the time.
The centerpiece of the deal, Olson has slashed a combined .235/.321/.454 across 150 games so far this season with the Braves, along with 28 HR and 91 RBI. The 28-year-old has also remained the Braves starting first baseman throughout.
As for Oakland’s side of the deal, Pache has appeared in a total of 83 games at the major league level so far this season, slashing a combined .159/.208/.226. The 23-year-old outfielder has also spent 41 games at the Triple-A level with Las Vegas where he holds a .687 OPS.
Langeliers, who many touted as the biggest return for Oakland in the deal, is currently the Athletics No. 1 prospect according to MLB Pipeline. The former Braves first-round pick recently made his MLB debut with Oakland, and is currently slashing .208/.225/.377 across 29 games in the major leagues.
Cusick, another former Atlanta first-round pick, is currently rated as the Athletics No. 14 overall prospect. The right-hander has only pitched 43 innings so far this season, a majority of which came in Double-A, with Cusick holding a combined 7.12 ERA with a 46:30 K:BB.
Estes, the final name in the deal, is currently rated as Oakland’s No. 24 prospect, and has made a total of 20 starts in High-A this season. Across that span, the right-hander owns a combined 4.55 ERA with a 92:30 K:BB.
April
Atlanta Braves acquire RHP Jesse Chavez and cash from the Chicago Cubs for LHP Sean Newcomb
After a strong season in Atlanta’s bullpen a year ago, the Braves acquired Chavez from the Cubs on April 21 after only three outings with Chicago to begin the year. In return, the Cubs received Newcomb, with the left-hander having posted a combined 9.13 ERA across 22.2 IP in the major leagues this season, as well as a 3.38 ERA in the minors.
June
Atlanta Braves acquire C Dawson Dimon from the Tampa Bay Rays
The Braves made two trades during the month of June, both of which came within a day of each other. The first came on June 6 when Atlanta acquired Dimon, a 23-year-old catcher from Tampa Bay, who has appeared in a combined six games with the organization this season in the minor leagues.
Atlanta Braves acquire RHP Jacob Webb from the Arizona Diamondbacks
A day later the Braves (re-)acquired Webb from the Diamondbacks, a right-hander whom Arizona had claimed off waivers from Atlanta back on April 19. Webb has not appeared in a game in the major leagues with Atlanta this season, and owns a 5.93 ERA across 27.1 IP with Triple-A Gwinnett.
July
Atlanta Braves acquire RHP Silvino Bracho from the Boston Red Sox for cash
The Braves made a total of five trades during July, the first of which came on the first day of the month when Atlanta acquired Bracho from Boston for cash. The 30-year-old reliever made only one scoreless appearance with Atlanta in the major leagues this season, while also owning a 2.25 ERA across 24 IP in Triple-A Gwinnett.
Atlanta Braves trade RHP Touki Toussaint to the Los Angeles Angels
After being DFA’d by the Braves on July 2, Atlanta traded Toussaint two days later to the Angels. The right-hander pitched 25.1 IP in the big leagues with Los Angeles this season where he owned a 4.62 ERA, along with a 3.00 ERA across 12 IP at Triple-A Salt Lake.
Atlanta Braves acquire 1B/C Leonel Callez from the Toronto Blue Jays
A day later, the Braves acquired Callez, a 21-year-old, from the Blue Jays. Callez appeared in only 13 games with the FCL Braves this season where he posted a .382 OPS.
Atlanta Braves acquire 2B Robinson Cano from the San Diego Padres for cash
Atlanta made a move to acquire Cano, an eight-time All-Star, on July 10 from the Padres, with the veteran second baseman joining the major league club shortly after. Cano, however, appeared in only nine games with the Braves, posting a .377 OPS.
Atlanta Braves acquire the No. 35 pick in the 2022 MLB Draft from the Kansas City Royals for OF Drew Waters, RHP Andrew Hoffmann, and 3B CJ Alexander
The Braves final trade during the month of July came a day later as Atlanta acquired the No. 35 overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft from the Kansas City Royals for Waters, Hoffmann, and Alexander.
With that pick, the Braves selected high school right-hander JR Ritchie, Atlanta’s current No. 6 prospect.
Waters, who is currently the Royals No. 7 prospect, was the centerpiece of the deal, and has since made his MLB debut slashing .210/.300/.387 across 22 games in the big leagues. The former second-round pick also held a .940 OPS across 31 games with Triple-A Omaha after joining the Kansas City organization.
Hoffmann, Kansas City’s No. 16 prospect, has since posted a 6.64 ERA across nine starts in Double-A since the trade. Alexander is also in Double-A with Kansas City, having slashed .272/.313/.495 across 46 games.
August
Atlanta Braves acquire INF Ehire Adrianza from the Washington Nationals for OF Trey Harris
Atlanta’s first deal at the trade deadline was acquiring Adrianza from the Nationals on August 1, with the infielder appearing in a combined five games with the Braves since. In return, Washington received Harris, a 26-year-old outfielder who has slashed .245/.294/.336 across 37 games in Double-A since.
Atlanta Braves acquire RHP Jake Odorizzi from the Houston Astros for LHP Will Smith
The Braves made a total of three trades on August 2, with one of the most notable coming between the two World Series opponents from a year ago as Atlanta acquired Odorizzi from the Astros for Smith.
Odorizzi has made a total of seven starts since, posting a combined 4.54 ERA, while Smith holds a 2.45 ERA with a 19:4 K:BB across 18.1 IP with Houston.
Atlanta Braves acquire RHP Raisel Iglesias from the Los Angeles Angels for RHP Jesse Chavez and LHP Tucker Davidson
The second of those trades on August 2 was when Atlanta acquired Iglesias from the Angels. The veteran closer has been one of the Braves most impactful trade acquisitions this season, owning a combined 0.46 ERA with a 24:4 K:BB across 19.2 IP since joining Atlanta.
In return, Los Angeles received Chavez and Davidson, with Chavez later returning to Atlanta on waivers where he owns a 2.30 ERA across 47 IP this season.
Davidson has made seven starts with the Angels this season where he owns a 6.96 ERA.
Atlanta Braves acquire OF Robbie Grossman from the Detroit Tigers for RHP Kris Anglin
The final trade from the Braves on August 2 was acquiring Grossman from the Tigers, with Detroit receiving Anglin in return, a former 16th round pick from the 2021 MLB Draft.
Grossman has slashed a combined .222/.311/.385 across 39 games in Atlanta so far this season.
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Atlanta Braves acquire 1B Tyler White from the Milwaukee Brewers for cash
Atlanta’s final trade this season came back on August 16 when the Braves acquired White from the Brewers. The 31-year-old has since appeared in 24 games with Triple-A Gwinnett, slashing .208/.326/.351.