The Atlanta Braves now have three open spots on their 40-man roster after they elected to non-tender three players ahead of Friday’s deadline. First baseman Matt Adams along with infielders Jace Peterson and Danny Santana are all now free agents and can negotiate with any major league club.
Atlanta’s 40-man roster breaks down like this:
Atlanta Braves Current 40-man roster
Pitchers (25) | Catchers (2) | Infielders (6) | Outfielders (4) |
---|---|---|---|
Pitchers (25) | Catchers (2) | Infielders (6) | Outfielders (4) |
Jesse Biddle | Tyler Flowers | Ozzie Albies | Lane Adams |
Aaron Blair | Kurt Suzuki | Johan Camargo | Ender Inciarte |
Rex Brothers | Freddie Freeman | Matt Kemp | |
Mauricio Cabrera | Adonis Garcia | Nick Markakis | |
Grant Dayton | Rio Ruiz | ||
Mike Foltynewicz | Dansby Swanson | ||
Sam Freeman | |||
Max Fried | |||
Luiz Gohara | |||
Jason Hursh | |||
Luke Jackson | |||
Jacob Llindgren | |||
Adam McCreery | |||
A.J. Minter | |||
Akeel Morris | |||
Sean Newcomb | |||
Jose Ramirez | |||
Josh Ravin | |||
Ricardo Sanchez | |||
Lucas Sims | |||
Julio Teheran | |||
Arodys Vizcaino | |||
Chase Whitley | |||
Dan Winkler | |||
Matt Wisler |
The Braves also on Friday claimed RHP Chase Whitley off of waivers from Tampa Bay and reached a one-year, non-guaranteed contract with him avoiding arbitration.
Atlanta now has four remaining arbitration eligible players in Mike Foltynewicz, Sam Freeman, Arodys Vizcaino and Daniel Winkler.