{"id":503469,"date":"2026-01-03T00:49:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T00:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/503469\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T00:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T00:49:11","slug":"braves-connected-to-all-star-right-hander-to-pair-with-spencer-strider-and-chris-sale-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/503469\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves connected to All-Star right-hander to pair with Spencer Strider and Chris Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/atlanta-braves\/news\/braves-connected-all-star-pair-spencer-strider-chris-sale\/86b0980ab88e23d138cbfc76?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Braves connected to All-Star right-hander to pair with Spencer Strider and Chris Sale;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Braves connected to All-Star right-hander to pair with Spencer Strider and Chris Sale<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/atlanta-braves\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Atlanta Braves;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Atlanta Braves<\/a> are a team that has come up as a possible landing spot for right-hander Zac Gallen, a free agent of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/mlb\/arizona-diamondbacks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Arizona Diamondbacks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Arizona Diamondbacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>However, after a somewhat down 2025, some have questioned if the Braves make as much sense as others. If Atlanta doesn\u2019t want to pay Gallen a ton, it could require the Braves to look elsewhere. Gallen looks like the type of arm Atlanta would want, but it\u2019s tough to ignore last season.<\/p>\n<p>Rowan Kavner of FOX Sports pointed out why Gallen\u2019s market is harder to pin down than it might seem, but added that Atlanta is a fit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven Gallen\u2019s career success \u2014 he finished third in Cy Young voting in 2023 \u2014 this is a tough time for him to be entering free agency,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/mlb\/whats-next-after-imai-signing-what-best-fits-top-remaining-free-agent-starters\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kavner wrote;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kavner wrote<\/a>. \u201cThe right-hander, who amassed a 3.20 ERA from 2022-24, recorded a career-worst 4.83 ERA in 2025 while seeing his strikeout rate plummet and allowing a career-high 31 home runs. Only three pitchers surrendered more. However, he did go out on an intriguing note, registering a 3.32 ERA over his final 11 starts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Braves don\u2019t need a full teardown of their rotation, but they do need health and probably another arm or two.<\/p>\n<p>Gallen\u2019s track record suggests he can be that guy again, but at what cost?<\/p>\n<p>The upside is obviously there, which is important.<\/p>\n<p>If Atlanta believes the second-half Gallen is the real one, as well as in previous seasons, adding him could help. However, there\u2019s no guarantee that\u2019s how the Braves feel.<\/p>\n<p>More Braves news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Braves connected to All-Star right-hander to pair with Spencer Strider and Chris Sale originally appeared on The Sporting&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":493204,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2394],"tags":[22,191,46,4166,5,192,4,86],"class_list":{"0":"post-503469","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-atlanta-braves","8":"tag-arizona-diamondbacks","9":"tag-atlanta","10":"tag-atlanta-braves","11":"tag-atlantabraves","12":"tag-baseball","13":"tag-braves","14":"tag-mlb","15":"tag-zac-gallen"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/115828422311804088","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/503469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/493204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=503469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=503469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}