Brave claims right-handed Alek Manoah According to announcements from both clubs, the Blue Jays are exempt. Toronto assigned him to the mission earlier this week. Atlanta transfers infielders to open a 40-player position for Manoah Ozzie Albies To the list of injured 60 days.
Manoah, 27, has been trending down for several years, but a former Cy Young contender. In 2022, he scored 31 starts for the Blue Jays, throwing 196 2/3 innings with an average of 2.24. That era might have been a bit misleading. Manoah has a walking rate of 6.5%, but his strikeout rate of 22.9% is only about average, while his 37.5% ground ball rate is not low. He benefits from the 0.244 batting average and 82.6% stock rate in the game. Adjusted metrics like his 3.35 FIP and 3.85 Siera thinks he is better than the great ones. Anyway, Manoah finished third in the American League Cy Young vote Justin Verlander and Dylan stops.
Major corrections were made next season. Manoah was selected as a minor after posting a 6.36 ERA in his first 13 games in early June 2023. His strikeout rate dropped to 17%, while his walking rate rose to 14.9%. He came back and started a few more in the second half, but ended the year with 5.87 ERA in 19 games.
By 2024, there are some trade rumors around Manoah, but he ends up with Jays. He missed the start of the season due to a sore shoulder. He was able to leave IL in May and had five nice starts with a 3.70 ERA, 25.2% strikeout rate and 7.8% walking rate. However, he then requested Tommy John’s surgery, leaving him without action for the rest of the year.
In 2025, Manoah has been working hard to get back on track, but that is not an encouraging reward. He threw 38 2/3 of the innings in minors this year, mainly in recovery, but Jayce eventually recovered from Illinois and chose him. His 3.96 ERA in those minor league innings wasn’t bad, but his 19.6% strikeout rate and 12.8% walk rate were poor. His fastball averaged only 91 miles per hour, and in that 2022 season, he was about 94 miles per hour.
This is the first of Manoah’s three arbitration seasons, and he earned 2.2mm. Since he didn’t play in the major leagues this year, he should line up to earn the same salary next year. Jayce recently needs a 40-person position to recover Anthony Santander Starting from the 60-day IL, they bumped into Manoah. This seems to indicate that they are not going to bid on Manoah’s contract and leave him for next year.
He is another club’s wise flyer. Modern start pitching standards are small for the salary between 2mm and 3mm. Soft abandoned veterans like Kyle Hendricks and Wade Miley Each offseason is signed at a price of 2.5mm. If Manoah can recover some lost speed next year, he can also control his upside in 2027. He still has a choice, which means he might be hidden in a triple A if he isn’t back on track by next March.
It was somewhat surprising that some clubs passed Manoah. The exemption reverses in the opposite ranking and is not league-specific. Atlanta won the claim and it can be concluded that the Rockies, White Sox, Nationals, Twins, Pirates and Angels are all over. Despite a poor record, some of these clubs have done well in pitching. However, some of these teams are in desperate need of weapons, especially the Rockies, with their ERA of 6.02 this season. Given their difficulty in persuading free agents to pitch on Coors, it’s a bit amazing to see them shrugging here.
Atlanta enters 2025 with a championship wish, but it becomes Murphy’s legal season. A series of injuries, poor performance and revocation Jurickson Profar All of this combines to perform a horrible exercise. While they’ve been playing strings, Alex Anthopoulos, the president of baseball business, has been trying to take advantage of any opportunity to catch players that might help the club rebound next year.
In the past two months, Atlanta claims ha-seong kim,,,,, Jake Fraley,,,,, Joey Wentz,,,,, Vidal Bruján,,,,, Brett wisely,,,,, Joel Payamps,,,,, Chuckie Robinson,,,,, Alexis Díaz Now, Manoah is exempt. It is speculated that the club has comfortably tendered Manoah’s contract for next year, although they don’t have to make a decision today. Maybe they would have Manoah report to one of their facilities in order to feature him in order to throw some bullpens. They can always walk away before the deadline if they want to, to give a tender contract to players who meet the arbitration, which is usually in late November.
Entering 2026, Atlanta’s rotation program may include Chris Sales,,,,, Hurston Waldrep,,,,, Spencer Strider,,,,, Reynaldo López,,,,, Spencer Schwellenbach,,,,, Grant Holmes,,,,, Elder Bryce There are others. It’s a lot of names, but there are a lot of question marks there. Sales have suffered a lot over the years, and they were 37 in March. Waldrep may have performed well, but there are still less than 70 major league innings. Strider’s return from his absence from his surgery this year is not his usual self. Lopez missed almost the entire season due to a shoulder injury. Schwellenbach has been out for nearly three months due to a fracture of his elbow. Sherlock Holmes may require UCL surgery, but is currently trying to recover from non-surgical treatment. This year’s Elders’ ERA is impressive.
Assuming Manoah bids for a contract, he adds another name to the combination cheaply and gives the club more spin depth. As mentioned earlier, he has the option to send it to Triple-A Gwinnett if he doesn’t make money from the camp. Atlanta can also control his 2027 season game if he can return to form.
They may also give him a contract and try to pass the waiver later. Manoah will end this year between four and five years of service in Major League Baseball. This means he has the right to refuse direct tasks, but must get rid of the remaining salary commitments to exercise the rights. Players at the location sometimes find themselves making millions, reducing their chances of being asked, allowing the club to hide them from the depths of the non-bucks.
As for Albis, he suffered a Hammat fracture a few days ago and would miss the rest of the season. He will spend the remaining campaign in Illinois for 60 days, but needs to recover in the offseason, as the IL disappeared five days after the World Series and did not return until the pitcher and catcher reported to spring training.
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