{"id":87481,"date":"2025-08-22T00:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T00:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/87481\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T00:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T00:42:07","slug":"braves-claim-cal-quantrill-mlb-trade-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/87481\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves Claim Cal Quantrill – MLB Trade Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Braves have claimed right-hander Cal Quantrill<\/a> off waivers from the Marlins, reports Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic<\/a>. It was reported<\/a> earlier this week that the Fish had put the righty on waivers in an attempt to dump his salary. It appears their division rival has helped them out in that regard. Atlanta has open 40-man space but would need to open an active roster spot for Quantrill once he reports to the team.<\/p>\n

Quantrill, 30, is a veteran back-end starter. He doesn\u2019t strike out a ton of guys but avoids walks and hasn\u2019t been hurt very often. The Marlins gave him a one-year, $3.5MM deal coming into 2025. In return, he gave them 109 2\/3 innings over 24 starts. His 5.50 earned run average and 17.4% strikeout rate aren\u2019t amazing figures, but he had a good stretch in the middle, sandwiched around some rough outings.<\/p>\n

At the end of April, Quantrill had made six starts and was sitting on an ERA of 8.10. He then settled in for three good months, making 15 starts over May, June and July with a 3.55 ERA, 21.3% strikeout rate and 5.6% walk rate. But he was then lit up for an 11.25 ERA in his three most recent appearances.<\/p>\n

The Fish are playing out the string on another non-competitive season and have some other pitchers they could call upon to take Quantrill\u2019s spot, so they put him on waivers to get out of paying the rest of his contract. Kevin Barral of Fish on First<\/a> reports that Ryan Gusto<\/a>, acquired in the Jes\u00fas S\u00e1nchez<\/a> trade, will be recalled to start Friday\u2019s game against the Blue Jays.<\/p>\n

While the Marlins\u2019 end of this transaction makes sense, it\u2019s surprising to see Atlanta put in the claim. That club definitely needs innings with their injury-battered rotation but they are also winding down a lost season. They are 58-69, 9.5 games out of a playoff spot, two games behind the Marlins. Quantrill is still owed a little more than $700K, with $500K of performance bonuses also in the deal.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unknown how Quantrill can trigger the bonuses but the $700K is notable on its own. It\u2019s not really a ton of money relative to MLB payrolls but it\u2019s odd that Atlanta is incurring that extra cost for a lost season. Quantrill is an impending free agent, so there\u2019s no long-term benefit, unless the club wants to get a close-up look at him and offer him a deal for next year.<\/p>\n

But as mentioned, in the short term, they could definitely use solid rotation innings. They have each of Chris Sale<\/a>, Spencer Schwellenbach<\/a>, AJ Smith-Shawver<\/a>, Reynaldo L\u00f3pez<\/a> and Grant Holmes<\/a> on the injured list. Sale is the only one in that group who seems to have a shot at returning this season.<\/p>\n

That leaves the club with a rotation consisting of Spencer Strider<\/a>, Hurston Waldrep<\/a>, Bryce Elder<\/a>, Joey Wentz<\/a> and Erick Fedde<\/a>. Both Wentz and Fedde were recently scooped up after being cast off by other teams and now Quantrill joins them in that category. Wentz and Fedde are out of options, so one of them could end up in a long relief role or designated for assignment when Quantrill joins the club. It\u2019s also possible Elder gets optioned down to Triple-A. Sale got up to four innings on his most recent rehab start and will be back in the mix soon as well.<\/p>\n

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