{"id":662498,"date":"2026-04-04T09:35:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/662498\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T09:35:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:35:02","slug":"braves-acquire-victor-mederos-mlb-trade-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/662498\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves Acquire V\u00edctor Mederos – MLB Trade Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Angels have traded right-hander V\u00edctor Mederos<\/a> to the Braves in exchange for international bonus pool space, according to announcements from both clubs. The righty was designated for assignment a few days ago when the Angels added Shaun Anderson<\/a> to their roster. Francys Romero of BeisbolFR<\/a> says the pool space changing hands is $250K. By rule, pool space can only be traded in $250K increments. Atlanta transferred righty AJ Smith-Shawver<\/a> to the 60-day injured list to open a 40-man spot. Mederos was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett.<\/p>\n

Mederos, 25 in June, has a small and unimpressive major league track record to this point. He has tossed 25 1\/3 innings over the previous three seasons with an 8.53 earned run average. Atlanta is presumably more interested in his minor league work. Last year, he made 16 starts at the Triple-A level, posting a 3.39 ERA in the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League. He got some help from a 78.4% strand rate and only struck out 18.6% of batters faced but he features mid-90s velocity and a five-pitch mix.<\/p>\n

The Halos nudged him off the roster but found enough interest on the trade block to net some international pool space in return. Atlanta gave up that pool space because they could use some extra pitching depth. In the past few weeks, they have lost Spencer Schwellenbach<\/a>, Hurston Waldrep<\/a>, Joey Wentz<\/a> and Spencer Strider<\/a> to injuries.<\/p>\n

They currently have a rotation featuring Chris Sale<\/a>, Reynaldo L\u00f3pez<\/a>, Grant Holmes<\/a>, Bryce Elder<\/a> and Mart\u00edn P\u00e9rez<\/a>. Sale has a lengthy injury history and is now 37 years old. L\u00f3pez only made one start last year due to shoulder surgery. Holmes was diagnosed with a partial tear of his ulnar collateral ligament last year and is healthy now but it wouldn\u2019t be a shock for that injury to flare up again. Elder had a 5.30 ERA last year. P\u00e9rez is a soft-tossing veteran.<\/p>\n

Atlanta does have Didier Fuentes<\/a> and JR Ritchie<\/a> in Triple-A but those two are fairly lacking in experience. Ritchie still hasn\u2019t cracked the majors. Fuentes has made it to the show but has allowed 21 earned runs in 17 innings. Mederos will give them some extra Triple-A depth and could be called up to the big leagues at some point, if needed.<\/p>\n

As for Smith-Shawver, his transfer to the 60-day IL was inevitable. He underwent Tommy John surgery in June of last year. He could return at some point in 2026 but presumably not until after the All-Star break.<\/p>\n

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