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Atlanta Braves news and notes from Saturday
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Martin Perez has given this Braves team 121.0 important innings of reasonably well pitched and fortunate innings this season. It was far from a lock that he would make the roster and he was even DFA’d, but those innings have been very important to Atlanta’s current position. He hasn’t pitched like a 3.05 ERA pitcher, running a 4.18 FIP and a 4.25 xFIP, but those innings are banked at a 3.05 ERA rate if runs allowed. It’s valuable to appreciate the value of those innings to this team, highlighted by 5.2 innings of one run ball on six strikeouts Saturday.
Braves News
Eric Longenhagen still believes in AJ Smith-Shawver as starter
At FanGraphs, Eric Longenhagen held a prospect chat yesterday (8/28/26) and got a question about Braves starter AJ Smith-Shawver’s ability to stick as a starter.
The link to the full chat is below, but here is Longenhagen’s thoughts:
I love him (Smith-Shawver), built and moves like a good starter, pitchers are constantly making adjustments and I see no reason why, after he was rushed and injured, he won’t successfully make some of his own.
Eric Longenhagen Prospects Chat: 8/28/26
Your friendly neighborhood prospect analyst is here for his weekly chat.
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The Braves skated by on a lackluster offensive performance to beat the Rockies 2-1, thanks to fantastic pitching.
MLB News
The Mets placed Luis Robert Jr. on waivers, continuing the trend of quality players being placed on waivers by out-of-contention teams in hope of salary relief and adding an intriguing option to waivers.
Shohei Ohtani’s next scheduled start as a pitcher has been delayed due to knee discomfort.
The Mets activated superstar Juan Soto off the 10-day IL.
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