RVABaseballRat

Husband, baseball-loving homeschool dad, Atlanta Braves fan, avid reader, random sports & news tidbits. Retweets are not endorsements, just sharing info.

[ESPN @espn]

LeBron James shared on social media why he chose to join the Philadelphia 76ers.

[Scott Coleman @scottcoleman55]

There are only so many roster spots and perhaps Grant Holmes goes to the bullpen to help instead, but the Braves could probably use another righty at the deadline. Kinley has an ERA/FIP of 6.70 since May 1

A cheap lefty specialist better than Danny Young also makes sense

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

BREAKING: LeBron James is signing with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year, $8 million deal with a player option, Klutch Sports Group and Klutch CEO and Game Over show host Rich Paul tells ESPN.

[Atlanta Braves @Braves]

C Sean Murphy tonight begins a rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Gwinnett.

[Mark Bowman @mlbbowman]

Ronald Acuña Jr. is fine. His cleat caught in the dirt during that fourth inning strikeout last night, causing his foot to turn awkwardly. He walked it off and was fine by the time he got to the dugout.

[Barrett Sallee 🇺🇸 @BarrettSallee]

Braves manager Walt Weiss says that OF Ronald Acuña Jr. will play for the Triple-A Gwinnett @GoStripers tonight. He could be activated this weekend.

[Grant McAuley @grantmcauley]

#Braves C Sean Murphy will join Triple-A Gwinnett to begin a rehab assignment tomorrow.

I asked about him yesterday but was told the timetable still wasn't clear. Today it is.

It's been 2 months and 2 weeks since he was placed on the IL with the fractured finger.

[Mark Bowman @mlbbowman]

Chris Sale and Tyler Kinley have both allowed eight homers this year. Sale has allowed one every 56.4 at-bats. Kinley has surrendered one every 18.5 ABs.

[Mark Bowman @mlbbowman]

Acuña will play for Gwinnett tonight. Weiss said there is a possibility he’s activated tomorrow. If not tomorrow, almost certainly this weekend

[Mark Bowman @mlbbowman]

Braves rotation at Baltimore
Friday: Grant Holmes
Saturday: Bryce Elder
Sunday: Reynaldo Lopez

[Chad Bishop @MrChadBishop]

Braves will go Holmes-Elder-López this weekend in Baltimore against the Orioles

[Ken Rosenthal @Ken_Rosenthal]

The eight teams to which Kevin Gausman can block a trade, according to people briefed on his contract: Reds, Brewers, Tigers, Mets, A’s, White Sox, Pirates, Mariners. Most teams likely to be interested are free to acquire him without restriction.

[RVABaseballRat @rvabaseballrat]

@scottcoleman55 Every fan’s wish

[Jon Heyman @JonHeyman]

One Padres reliever actively being discussed in trades is Wandy Peralta, solid lefty with a 2.32 ERA

[Chandler Rome @Chandler_Rome]

The Astros are trading reliever Nate Pearson to the Kansas City Royals, sources tell @TheAthletic

[Atlanta Braves @Braves]

The #Braves today reinstated LHP Martín Pérez from the injured list and optioned RHP JR Ritchie to Triple-A Gwinnett.

[Scott Coleman @scottcoleman55]

Think these are the upcoming roster moves

Acuña > Hicklen
Deadline bat #1 > Dom or Mateo
Kim > Jarvis (has options)

If/when they add an outfielder or two at the deadline, Dubon becomes full time SS

If they add two deadline bats (they should), both Mateo and Dom are likely gone

[Atlanta Braves @Braves]

The #Braves today reinstated OF Mike Yastrzemski from the injured list and released INF Kyle Farmer from the roster.

[Jon Heyman @JonHeyman]

Yankees are postponed tonight. Two games tomorrow, 1 pm and 7.

[Andrew Marchand @AndrewMarchand]

NEWS: Karl Ravech, one of the most prominent voices at ESPN for more than three decades, is expected to be let go by the network on Tuesday as part of the company's layoffs, The Athletic has learned.

https://t.co/keGZD6JTpd