{"id":128361,"date":"2025-12-04T08:48:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T08:48:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128361"},"modified":"2025-12-04T08:48:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T08:48:49","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%af-breaking-news-a-former-d-backs-reliever-has-found-a-new-home-with-the-braves-what-does-this-mean-for-atlantas-bullpen-and-how-will-this-signing-impact-their-playoff-push-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=128361","title":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfaf BREAKING NEWS: A former D-backs reliever has found a new home with the Braves! What does this mean for Atlanta\u2019s bullpen, and how will this signing impact their playoff push? 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He&#8217;ll join the Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers for the time being.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-2\">Former Diamondback Austin Pope Signs with Braves<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>Austin Pope during photo day at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick on Feb. 21, 2024. | Rob Schumacher\/The Republic \/ USA TODAY NETWORK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">Pope had a lengthy journey through the lower levels of the D-backs&#8217; minor league system, but eventually reached the hitter&#8217;s paradise that is Triple-A Reno in the 2023 season. He was excellent in that small sample size, throwing to a 2.45 ERA in 22 Triple-A innings that year.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">Pope then ran into the usual ups and downs of the Pacific Coast League, posting a 5.72 ERA in the 2024 season over 56.2 innings. While he had a bit of a walk issue that season, he also struck out nearly 12 batters per nine innings.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">Pope landed on the injured list just prior to Opening Day in 2025, and spent some time rehabbing in the Arizona Complex League. Upon his return, he pitched to a 4.60 ERA and 3.56 FIP for the Aces \u2014 numbers that are well-above-average for a league so heavily skewed in favor of hitters.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">Pope was eventually called up by the D-backs on September 21, with just a handful of games remaining in the MLB season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\"><strong>Related Content:<\/strong> Diamondbacks DFA Veteran Pitcher in Another Bullpen Move<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">Pope&#8217;s debut was a memorable one, as he managed to put together two scoreless innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers \u2014 albeit in a game that had already turned into a blowout loss for Arizona.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\">Still, he held an All-Star-studded lineup down for two frames, allowing two hits and one walk while recording his first major league strikeout.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\">There seemed to be potential for the righty to earn more of a major league role in 2026, especially with the uncertainty surrounding Arizona&#8217;s relief corps. But Pope was outrighted from the 40-man roster on November 6 and chose to test free agency, in search of an opportunity elsehwere.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\">The Diamondbacks, meanwhile, have a mountain to climb with regard to their bullpen this offseason. They are reportedly in talks with free agent closer Pete Fairbanks, but have yet to pull the trigger on a major addition.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\"><strong>Related Content: <\/strong>Diamondbacks Talking With Former Rays Closer<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\">Regardless, Arizona must find a way to address their leaky and injured bullpen. Even if young players are to be given opportunity, some veteran stability would be a positive.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-15\">Arizona Diamondbacks Latest News<\/h2>\n<figure><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former Arizona Diamondbacks reliever, after making his MLB debut in the 2025 season, has officially landed a job outside the D-backs&#8217; organization, according<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":128363,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-128361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83c\udfaf BREAKING NEWS: A former D-backs reliever has found a new home with the Braves! 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