Jesse Chavez Elects Free Agenc Jesse Chavez Elects Free Agen

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The Braves announced that reliever elected free agency after being designated for a signment on Tuesday. He cleared outright waivers and retested the market rather than accept the a signment to Triple-A. This was the expected outcome, though theres a decent chance Atlanta will look to bring the 41-year-old righty back on a new minor league contract. He signed his most recent minor league deal with the Braves on March 23, two days after he was released by the Rangers. Atlanta called him up on Monday but squeezed him off the roster after one game. Chavez to sed 41 pitches to get through two Shaquille O'Neal Jersey innings of mop-up work. He would not have been available for at least a day or two, so Atlanta swapped him out for to add some length to the bullpen. Over the past four years, the Braves signed Chavez to four separate contracts, claimed him off waivers once, and traded for him once. He has provided Atlanta 186 2/3 innings of 2.56 ERA ball while striking out a quarter of batters faced between those various stints. Chavez hasnt had anywhere near that level of succe s anywhere else. He has also spent time in the Angels, Cubs, White Sox and Rangers organizations (at least during Spring Training) in recent years, but he has continually circled back to the Braves. It would not be a surprise if that continued. Its common for players to decline an outright a signment before re-signing with that team. (Phillies infielder on Tuesday.) That allows the player to renegotiate opt-out or upward mobility provisions that may not have been in the previous deal. Elie Okobo Jersey