{"id":205557,"date":"2026-03-05T13:05:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:05:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/205557\/"},"modified":"2026-03-05T13:05:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T13:05:41","slug":"braves-sign-6-foot-6-righty-away-from-angels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/205557\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves Sign 6-foot-6 Righty Away From Angels"},"content":{"rendered":"

The season has yet to begin, but the Atlanta Braves already need all the pitchers they can get.<\/p>\n

With promising young starters Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep slated to start the season on the injured list, the Braves had to be concerned that their year will follow a similar trajectory to last year, when they used a franchise-record 46 pitchers. That may have been their motivation behind a recent minor-league depth addition.<\/p>\n

According to the official transactions log, the Braves signed right-handed pitcher Jack Dashwood<\/a> to a minor-league contract on Feb. 20. That deal did not appear on the log for several days after it was inked. <\/p>\n

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Dashwood, 28, spent five seasons as a member of the Los Angeles Angels organization, which selected him in the 12th round of the 2019 draft. He elected free agency in November following a year in which he posted a brutal 7.33 ERA in 48 appearances and 54 innings at Triple-A.<\/p>\n

Though Dashwood has never had particularly clean minor-league statistics, it’s easy to see why the Braves liked him. He stands 6-foot-6, 240 pounds, and in 260 minor-league innings, he’s struck out an impressive 297 batters. He’ll definitely have to clean up his command, however, if he wants to make his long-awaited major league debut. <\/p>\n

The Braves also signed<\/a> Dashwood’s former UC Santa Barbara teammate, lefty Kyle Nelson, on Wednesday. If either of the former Gauchos turns into a major league bullpen option this season, Atlanta’s late February free agency sweep will have been successful.<\/p>\n

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