{"id":82980,"date":"2025-06-06T06:13:15","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T06:13:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/82980\/"},"modified":"2025-06-06T06:13:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T06:13:15","slug":"braves-to-designate-scott-blewett-for-assignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/82980\/","title":{"rendered":"Braves To Designate Scott Blewett For Assignment"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Braves are shaking up their bullpen after a heartbreaking loss. David O\u2019Brien of The Athletic<\/a> reports that the club is going to select right-hander Craig Kimbrel<\/a> and recall left-hander Dylan Dodd<\/a>. In corresponding moves, right-hander Daysbel Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a> will land on the 15-day injured list while righty Scott Blewett<\/a> will be designated for assignment. The Kimbrel move was reported<\/a> earlier today.<\/p>\n

Blewett unfortunately lived up to his name today, leading to a deluge of social media jokes at his expense. Atlanta was leading this afternoon\u2019s game against Arizona 9-3 through seven innings. Blewett was put into the game in the eight and allowed one run, making it 9-4. Atlanta got that run back in the bottom of the eighth, making it 10-4. Blewett was sent back out for the ninth with a six-run lead to protect and three outs to get. He struck out the first batter he faced but the next four reached. With the score having narrowed to 10-7, Atlanta went to closer Raisel Iglesias<\/a> to get the final two outs. Unfortunately, he allowed Arizona to take an 11-10 lead before getting out of the inning. Atlanta couldn\u2019t score in the bottom of the ninth to stay alive.<\/p>\n

It was a heartbreaking loss in what has already been a rough stretch for the club. It was their fourth straight L and they are now 3-11 in their past 14 contests. Their overall record is 27-34, putting them behind all the other National League contenders in the standings. Blewett was charged with five earned runs in an inning and a third in today\u2019s dagger.<\/p>\n

Blewett, 29, is out of options. That\u2019s led him to bounce around the league. He started the season with the Twins on a minor league deal and was added to that club\u2019s roster for a few days in April before getting designated for assignment. He was then claimed off waivers by the Orioles, though that club also designated him for assignment a few days later. That led him to Atlanta on a cash deal.<\/p>\n

He had a pretty decent run prior to today\u2019s unpleasantness. Between those three clubs, he came into today with 24 innings and a 2.25 earned run average. His 22.8% strikeout rate and 8.9% walk rate were both around league average while his 58.5% ground ball rate was quite strong. The ERA climbed to 3.91 after today\u2019s game but it\u2019s been a solid season overall.<\/p>\n

But since he\u2019s out of options and the club is looking to shake things up by adding Kimbrel, a 40-man roster spot was needed, so Blewett heads into DFA limbo. That can last as long as a week but the waiver process takes 48 hours, meaning Atlanta could take as long as five days to explore trade interest. Though he\u2019s out of options, he\u2019s still in his pre-arbitration seasons, meaning he\u2019s cheap. As mentioned, he\u2019s been having a good year, today\u2019s results notwithstanding.<\/p>\n

As for Hern\u00e1ndez, it\u2019s unclear exactly what his injury is but he departed yesterday\u2019s game and appeared to be in discomfort. More information should be revealed when he is officially placed on the injured list.<\/p>\n

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