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03-11-2014, 08:28 PM
Braves Acquire Zach Stewart
The Braves have acquired right-hander Zach Stewart (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stewaza01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) from the White Sox in exchange for cash considerations, according to the Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan (on Twitter (https://twitter.com/PWSullivan/status/443070031073538049)).
Stewart spent 2013, his age-26 season, with Chicago's Triple-A affiliate, posting a 4.25 ERA with 6.6 K/9 and 2.0 BB/9 in 167 1/3 innings of work. Originally a third-round pick by the Reds in 2008, the Texas Tech product has found himself included in trades for a number of high-profile players over the past six years. The Reds dealt him to Toronto along with Edwin Encarnacion (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/encared01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) and Josh Roenicke (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roenijo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) in 2008 to acquire Scott Rolen (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rolensc01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com). He was then part of the three-team deal that sent Edwin Jackson (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jacksed01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) to the Cardinals in 2011, and he was acquired by the White Sox to the Red Sox in June 2012's Kevin Youkilis (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/youklke01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) deal. Chicago picked him back up on waivers last offseason.
Stewart has 103 Major League innings under his belt, but he's posted a 6.82 ERA in that time. He's whiffed just 5.6 hitters per nine innings, but has also averaged just 1.9 walks per nine to go along with a strong 50 percent ground-ball rate in the bigs. Both xFIP and SIERA feel his ERA to date should be just a shade under 4.00 rather than at its current level.
Atlanta's acquisition of Stewart isn't entirely surprising; the team looks to be adding depth with Kris Medlen (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/medlekr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com)'s health status up in the air (he'll undergo an MRI on his right forearm today) along with the possibility that Mike Mi**r (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mi**rmi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) could miss a start or two in April. Of course, Atlanta has in-house options such as Alex Wood (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/woodal02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Freddy Garcia (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garcifr03.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) and David Hale (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/haleda02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) that would presumably be in line for big league starts before Stewart, who is most likely ticketed for Triple-A. Stewart was **t on Chicago's 40-man roster.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?a=boI26xWimaE:PhNM716skTQ:yIl2AUoC8 zA)
The Braves have acquired right-hander Zach Stewart (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/stewaza01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) from the White Sox in exchange for cash considerations, according to the Chicago Tribune's Paul Sullivan (on Twitter (https://twitter.com/PWSullivan/status/443070031073538049)).
Stewart spent 2013, his age-26 season, with Chicago's Triple-A affiliate, posting a 4.25 ERA with 6.6 K/9 and 2.0 BB/9 in 167 1/3 innings of work. Originally a third-round pick by the Reds in 2008, the Texas Tech product has found himself included in trades for a number of high-profile players over the past six years. The Reds dealt him to Toronto along with Edwin Encarnacion (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/e/encared01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) and Josh Roenicke (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/roenijo01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) in 2008 to acquire Scott Rolen (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rolensc01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com). He was then part of the three-team deal that sent Edwin Jackson (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/jacksed01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) to the Cardinals in 2011, and he was acquired by the White Sox to the Red Sox in June 2012's Kevin Youkilis (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/y/youklke01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) deal. Chicago picked him back up on waivers last offseason.
Stewart has 103 Major League innings under his belt, but he's posted a 6.82 ERA in that time. He's whiffed just 5.6 hitters per nine innings, but has also averaged just 1.9 walks per nine to go along with a strong 50 percent ground-ball rate in the bigs. Both xFIP and SIERA feel his ERA to date should be just a shade under 4.00 rather than at its current level.
Atlanta's acquisition of Stewart isn't entirely surprising; the team looks to be adding depth with Kris Medlen (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/medlekr01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com)'s health status up in the air (he'll undergo an MRI on his right forearm today) along with the possibility that Mike Mi**r (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mi**rmi01.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) could miss a start or two in April. Of course, Atlanta has in-house options such as Alex Wood (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/w/woodal02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com), Freddy Garcia (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/garcifr03.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) and David Hale (http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/haleda02.shtml?utm_campaign=Linker&utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker-www.typepad.com) that would presumably be in line for big league starts before Stewart, who is most likely ticketed for Triple-A. Stewart was **t on Chicago's 40-man roster.
http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?d=yIl2AUoC8zA (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MlbTradeRumors?a=boI26xWimaE:PhNM716skTQ:yIl2AUoC8 zA)