Atlanta signed De Los Santos to a minor-league contract on Dec. 15. De Los Santos pitched for three different teams in 2024, posting a 5.20 ERA and 66:25 K:BB across 64 innings between the Padres, Yankees and White Sox. The 29-year-old will give Atlanta some veteran relief depth.
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Atlanta signed De Los Santos to a minor-league contract on Dec. 15. De Los Santos pitched for three different teams in 2024, posting a 5.20 ERA and 66:25 K:BB across 64 innings between the Padres, Yankees and White Sox. The 29-year-old will give Atlanta some veteran relief depth.
Atlanta re-signed Moran to a minor-league contract on Dec. 17. Moran spent the 2024 season at Triple-A Gwinnett in the Atlanta organization, holding a 5.91 ERA and 48:16 K:BB across 45.2 frames. The left-handed reliever will likely return to Gwinnett to start the 2025 campaign.
Atlanta acquired Daniel from the Angels on Friday in exchange for Mitch Farris. Daniel had been designated for assignment by the Angels but will now join Atlanta's 40-man roster. The 27-year-old posted a 6.23 ERA and 28:6 K:BB over 30.1 innings in 2024 and will likely begin 2025 in the Triple-A Gwinnett rotation.
Atlanta signed Weems to a minor-league contract Tuesday, Spencer Nusbaum of The Washington Post reports. Weems, 32, holds a career 5.26 ERA and 161:77 K:BB over 155.2 innings covering parts of five seasons at the major-league level. He will likely begin the 2025 campaign in the bullpen at Triple-A Gwinnett.
Atlanta signed De La Cruz on Sunday to a one-year. non-guaranteed contract. De La Cruz began the 2024 season with Miami before being dealt to Pittsburgh at the deadline. The outfielder slashed .233/.271/.384 on the year with a career-high 21 home runs, 61 runs scored and 68 RBI. The soon-to-be 28-year-old will look to compete for a spot on Atlanta's regular-season roster.
Atlanta has signed Suero to a minor-league contract, Matt Eddy of Baseball America reports. Suero, 33, spent most of the 2024 season at Triple-A Sugar Land in the Astros organization, posting a 2.66 ERA and 71:33 K:BB over 67.2 frames. The right-handed reliever holds a career 4.75 ERA and 25.4 percent strikeout rate across parts of six major-league seasons.
Atlanta signed Capel to a minor-league contract Dec. 7. Capel, 27, saw some spot duty with the Reds in 2024 but spent most of the year at Triple-A Louisville, putting up a .774 OPS with 12 homers in 74 contests. The outfielder is likely to begin the 2025 season at Triple-A Gwinnett.
Gillispie signed a one-year deal with Atlanta on Friday, Bob Nightengale of USA Today reports. Gillispie spent most of the 2024 regular-season with Triple-A Columbus, and over 27 games (including 15 starts) he went 5-7 with a 4.05 ERA, 1.24 WHIP and 119:48 K:BB across 113.1 innings. He did make three appearances for the Guardians during the regular season, and across eight innings of work he allowed two runs on four hits and five walks while striking out eight batters. Gillispie will have an opportunity to carve out a role for himself either in Atlanta's starting rotation or out of the bullpen as a potential long-relief option.
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