Braves DFA once highly touted arm, Ronald Acuña Jr. back to the IL
It’s a day of roster moves for the Atlanta Braves, and this one is not a lot of fun to write about. Ronald Acuña Jr. is heading back to the IL after suffering yet another hamstring injury during yesterday’s game versus the White Sox. In a corresponding move, the club has selected the contract of […]
It’s a day of roster moves for the Atlanta Braves, and this one is not a lot of fun to write about.
Ronald Acuña Jr. is heading back to the IL after suffering yet another hamstring injury during yesterday’s game versus the White Sox. In a corresponding move, the club has selected the contract of Rowdy Tellez and added him to the major-league roster.
Additionally, the once highly touted prospect arm Jhancarlos Lara has been designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.
Atlanta today also placed OF Ronald Acuña Jr. on the 10-day injured list with a strained left hamstring and selected INF Rowdy Tellez to the major league roster. To make room on the 40-man roster, the club designated RHP Jhancarlos Lara for assignment.
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Weiss said after yesterday’s game that the initial feeling is Acuña’s hamstring injury is not as bad as the one he suffered last month, which kept him out only a couple of weeks. Regardless, placing him on the IL is a no-brainer. Hamstring injuries will continue to flare up until they are fully healed, and no Braves fan should be eager to see him back on the field until he’s 100 percent. We should know more when Weiss speaks to the media later today.
As for Jhancarlos Lara — he possessed the most high-powered arm in the entire system, capable of touching triple digits with ease and pairing it with a nasty wipeout slider. Over 278 minor league innings, he averaged 12 strikeouts per nine.
The problem is he has absolutely no command. He’s averaged over seven walks per nine innings since joining the organization, and that number spiked to an unsightly 17 walks per nine this season. Lara was quite literally walking nearly two batters per inning.
It’s an unfortunate roster casualty given the raw talent involved, but there’s a chance he clears waivers and finds his way back into the organization.
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