Trade Central: Braves Add Raisel Iglesias, Angels Get Tucker Davidson
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Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos was busy as usual at the trade deadline, picking up one of the more experienced closers on the market with a deadline-beating deal that brings righthander Raisel Iglesias to Atlanta.
Raisel Iglesias, RHP
Age: 32
Iglesias’ slider is his best pitch, but he needs his fastball, as his slider is primarily a chase pitch. Iglesias is a pitcher who is nearly unhittable if he gets ahead in the count, but is quite hittable if he falls behind. When ahead in the count, hitters hit .133/.127/.145 against him this year. When he’s behind in the count, they hit .355/.512/.548. Iglesias was 2-6, 4.04 with a 3.17 FIP at the time of the trade. He gives Atlanta another late-inning option this year to pair with Kenley Jansen and he gives the team a potential closer for years to come as well. He’s under contract for the next three seasons at $16 million per year.
ANGELS RECEIVE
Tucker Davidson, LHP
Age: 26
Davidson has been riding the Gwinnett-Atlanta shuttle for multiple years. The Braves have been trying to develop him as a starter, and there’s every reason for the Angels to try the same, but the window of time for him to make it as a starter is starting to close. If he can’t stick as a starter, and his control wavers when he pitches in the majors, he has a fallback option as a lefty reliever. Davidson’s 93-95 mph fastball plays as a below-average pitch because it doesn’t have the movement to miss bats. His 87-89 mph slider is a useful weapon, but it’s not a pitch he can consistently throw for strikes. Davidson has had plenty of success at Triple-A, but he’s yet to translate it to the majors. The Angels have plenty of innings to give him to see if a change of scenery will help him find himself in the majors.
Jesse Chavez, RHP
Age: 38
This is already Chavez’s second trade of the season. He began the year with the Cubs, and then was sent back to Atlanta (where he pitched in 2021) in a trade that sent Sean Newcomb to the Cubs. Chavez was effective for the Braves, going 1-1, 2.11 with a 2.54 FIP. He actually should be a useful addition to the Angels’ bullpen. He’s a free agent at the end of the season.
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