Brave, Astros to swap Will Smith for Jake Odori

Astros acquire diluent will Smith From the brave to the beginners Jake Odoresereports Mark Berman from Fox 26 (Twitter link).

Odorizzi is seen as a consumable piece for the Astros, perhaps at least since he was left off the club’s ALDS roster last October. He worked as part of this year’s six-man rotation in Houston, but Lance McCullers Jr. He is close to making his season debut as he recovers from a forearm strain. 32-year-old Odorizzi has hit a 3.75 ERA in a dozen Astros starts this year, averaging five rounds per outing. He’s a volleyball player who wasn’t particularly skilled at losing bats, but he’s been able to avoid tough blows this year to achieve good results.

Atlanta’s motive here appears to be adding maven depth to the back of their spin, which consists almost entirely of Max FriedAnd the Kyle WrightAnd the Charlie MortonAnd the Ian Andersonupward feeling Spencer Strider. Anderson struggled to hit the 4.99 ERA level, while Strider hit 80 1/3 rounds of the season after hitting 94 last year. Odorizzi’s last trip was an excellent trade show for Houston – seven aimless rounds against the Mariners. Odorese had injured his leg in May, which put him out for seven weeks, and dealt with a blister before the start of the game against Seattle.

Odorizzi’s contract is one factor here. He earned $5 million this year (about $1.79 million left) but will earn $500,000 upon reaching 100 rounds plus $1 million per round for 110, 120, 130, 140 and 150 rounds. Odorizzi is currently sitting at 60 rounds, so 120 appears to be the potential ceiling. Odorizzi also has a $6.5 million player option with a $3.25 million buyout, but like Chandler Roma from the Houston Chronicle He explains, “Odorizzi’s player option can max out at $12.5 million in base salary and $6.25 million – but only if he has participated in 30 games in which he scored 12 or more in 2021-22. After Sunday, Odorizzi has 29 games of this Kind in 2021-22”. Given that the bowler appears to have at least $3 million on the line making the start of one more four-stroke, it was mutually beneficial that the Astros found a team more comfortable letting them get that far and make some performance bonuses.

Smith, 33, was the best loyalist in 2019-20 Free Agent Category. The Braves signed him to a whopping three-year contract worth $40 million, and they also gave up on the second-round draft and $500,000 in international bonus money. Smith’s effectiveness waned in Atlanta, as he often did by long ball and increasingly worse control. He was the Braves closest in the 2021 regular season to acceptable results, but then became a major factor in his post-season run with 11 goalless rounds and six saves. Smith will be immortalized forever as the bowler on the hill when the Braves won them last year.

In March, the brave signed Kenley JansenSmith was pushed into the setting role. Smith was at times the Braves’ third highest leveraged loyalist this season, but in July he ranked seventh in that regard, and was used to an even bigger role in the disposal. According to Mark Bowman of MLB.comSmith, probably the strange man who came out of Atlanta as a veteran savior Kirby Yates It is activated. Smith earns $13 million this year (about $4.6 million left), plus he will owe $1 million for 2023.

Smith joins Team Houston led by Ryan PresleyAnd the Rafael MonteiroAnd the Hector NeresAnd the Ren StanekAnd the Phil Mattoon. None of these pitchers throw left-handed and south-south Blake Taylor He hit IL in June with elbow inflammation. Smith has never relied on speed, so it’s possible that a new set of eyes on his mechanics and pitch mix, especially given the Astros’ solid reputation in this department, will correct the ship.

If Odorizzi ends up with 110-119 runs, the Braves will end up paying about $3.3 million in total. In Smith’s trade, Atlanta threw out a financial commitment of about $5.6 million, so they might “win” $2.3 million in the swap assuming they don’t include cash in the deal. Odorizzi could also go under 110 rounds. Regardless of the money, this trade represents each team that deals in surplus to better meet its needs.

It was a busy evening for Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos, who also traded For the tiger player Robbie Grossman. Similarly, Astros GM James Click was active today on the eve of the trade deadline, Adding also catcher Christian Vasquez from Boston And the first base man Tree Mancini from the Orioles.