And given what they did with Harris and Grissom a year ago, it’s possible that, amid their injury situation on the pitching staff, they look to give the young hurler a proverbial tryout in Triple-A to see if he can be a band-aid until Fried and/or Wright returns from the IL. The 20-year-old, who was a seventh-round pick out of Colleyville Heritage High School in Texas back in 2021, has been lights-out in High-A and Double-A, yet to allow a run over five starts and 21.0 innings pitched.Ĭonsidering that the Braves have moved Smith-Shawver to Triple-A by May after he started the season in High-A ball, it’s clear that the organization likes what they see from the righty who already is touching the mid-to-high 90s with his fastball and has a nasty slider. The plan turned out to be genius as Harris won NL Rookie of the Year and both contributed hugely to Atlanta capturing the NL East crown yet again.Ĭould they be planning something similar with AJ Smith-Shawver? and Vaughn Grissom straight from Double-A.
Just last year amid injuries to Ozzie Albies, Ronald Acuña Jr., and others, the Braves made the unorthodox move to call up Michael Harris Jr. But could there be a larger plan in the works? Braves prospect AJ Smith-Shawver could be on fast track to help amid pitching injuries This move comes less than a months after Smith-Shawver made his Double-A debut in Mississippi. 4 prospect on MLB Pipeline, has been promoted to Triple A. 4 prospect, right-handed pitcher AJ Smith-Shawver, to the roster on Tuesday and plan to start him on Friday night in Memphis, per Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.Ī "woah" from the Gwinnett Stripers' game notes: A.J.
The Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers called up the Braves‘ No. But their best option might still be in the works down in the organization’s farm system. Meanwhile, Atlanta has also signed veterans Justus Sheffield and Dereck Rodriguez as possible options to fill the injury-created void. On Tuesday night against the Rangers, Jared Shuster was called up from Triple-A for another chance to earn his spot in the big leagues. Though Atlanta Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos has remarked that the club won’t overreact and try to make a trade to fill the hole on the pitching staff left by injuries to Max Fried, Kyle Wright and Ian Anderson, the club has been active looking at options. It’s clear the Braves are leaving no stone unturned in finding an answer to their pitching injuries, but they might have a surprising solution in the works.
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