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The Braves announced today that they have signed both right-hander Reynaldo L\u00f3pez<\/strong> and left-hander Aaron Bummer<\/strong> to new contracts. They also selected right-hander Domingo Gonzalez<\/strong> to the roster.<\/p>\n

\"BravesL\u00f3pez will make $30MM over the next three years: $8MM in 2025, $14MM in 2026 and $8MM in 2027. On his previous deal, he was set to make $11MM in \u201925 and \u201926 with an $8MM club option and $4MM buyout for \u201927. This deal effectively guarantees that club option ahead of time while allowing Atlanta to move some of his money from the \u201925 ledger to the \u201926 ledger.<\/p>\n

Bummer\u2019s deal had two club options for \u201925 and \u201926, both valued at $7.25MM with $1.25MM buyouts. Per today\u2019s announcement, he is now guaranteed $13MM over the next two years: $3.5MM in \u201925 and $9.5MM in \u201926. That\u2019s slightly less than the $14.5MM he could have made if both options were eventually picked up but he gets the security of having it locked in now, staving off any chance of an injury or a decline in performance hurting his future earning power. In this instance as well, the club moves some money from \u201925 to \u201926.<\/p>\n

Before the offseason has really even begun in earnest, Atlanta\u2019s payroll and competitive balance tax situation have already been a clear focus. Almost as soon as trades were allowed to happen, outfielder\/designated hitter Jorge Soler<\/strong> was flipped to the Angels, essentially as a salary dump. Atlanta got right-hander Griffin Canning<\/strong> in return but it seems their primary motivation was to get rid of the two years and $26MM left on Soler\u2019s deal. Now, a couple of days later, they announced these reworked deals. In both cases, the goal was seemingly to give Atlanta a bit more spending power in the upcoming offseason.<\/p>\n

According to RosterResource, Atlanta is currently slated to have a payroll of $191MM and a CBT number of $210MM. The latter is higher because it\u2019s calculated based on a contract\u2019s average annual value rather than what the club is set to actually pay in 2025. The club has signed some backloaded extensions, which leads some players to have a higher CBT hit than their current salary.<\/p>\n

The club finished 2024 with a payroll of $232MM and $277MM. Looking ahead to 2025, there\u2019s some breathing room relative to last year\u2019s numbers, but triggering options on Marcell Ozuna<\/strong> ($16MM), Travis d\u2019Arnaud<\/strong> ($8MM) and Luke Jackson<\/strong> ($7MM) will eat up some of that. The club also has plenty on its offseason to-do list, with Max Fried<\/strong> and Charlie Morton<\/strong> now free agents, opening up two holes in the rotation. The club might consider upgrading on Orlando Arcia<\/strong> at shortstop, Sean Murphy<\/strong> at catcher or Jarred Kelenic<\/strong> in the outfield.<\/p>\n

In the case of L\u00f3pez, his new deal won\u2019t impact his CBT hit. He signed a three-year, $30MM deal with Atlanta last winter, a deal that came with a $10MM luxury tax calculation. This new deal also has him slated to make $30MM over the next three years, keeping the CBT hit the same.<\/p>\n

In terms of pure dollars, he is now guaranteed $4MM extra than previously, with that club option locked in. If he should suffer an injury or a decline in performance between now and then, he has prevented the club from going with the buyout. In exchange, the club gets a small increase in spending power this winter by moving $3MM of his salary ahead by a year. His return to a starting role was a big success this year as he posted a 1.99 earned run average in 135 2\/3 innings.<\/p>\n

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With Bummer, the club clearly wanted to keep him around but worked out some details that they liked better than those options. This will actually increase his CBT hit relative to 2024, but by a bit less than if they had just picked up the option.<\/p>\n

Atlanta acquired Bummer a year ago when he still had one guaranteed season left on his deal with the White Sox. Per the rules of the collective bargaining agreement between the league and the players union, a player\u2019s CBT hit is recalculated at the time of a trade. Bummer was set to make a $5.5MM salary in 2024 and $1.25MM buyout on the option, so his CBT hit was $6.75MM in 2024. He had a strong season, posting a 3.58 ERA out of Atlanta\u2019s bullpen this year.<\/p>\n

If Atlanta had picked up the \u201925 option, his CBT hit would have jumped to $8.5MM, when factoring in the $7.25MM salary and the $1.25MM buyout on the \u201926 option. Instead, Atlanta has locked him in at $13MM for the next two years, reducing his CBT hit to $6.5MM. They also backloaded the salary so that they have more money to spend on the \u201925 club. For him, he\u2019s potentially leaving a small amount of money on the table, as he could have eventually made $14.5MM if both options were triggered. But he now has more guaranteed up front, so he\u2019s protected against a big surgery or some other unfortunate developments cropping up between now and his second option decision.<\/p>\n

Perhaps Atlanta expects to have a bit less of a payroll crunch a year from now. Ozuna\u2019s contract will be done after 2025, as will that of Raisel Iglesias<\/strong>. They have \u201926 club options for players like Chris Sale<\/strong>, Pierce Johnson<\/strong>, Ozzie Albies<\/strong>, David Fletcher<\/strong> and Arcia that they could walk away from, depending on each player\u2019s health and performance between now and then. RR currently pegs Atlanta for a $137MM payroll and $136MM for CBT purposes in 2026. However, those numbers will eventually climb based on the options and players who qualify for arbitration, as well as with any multi-year deals the club gives out this winter.<\/p>\n

Gonzalez, 25, was originally signed by the Pirates but Atlanta nabbed him in the minor league phase of the 2022 Rule 5 draft. Players who have played parts of seven years in the minors, including the cancelled 2020 season, can qualify for minor league free agency. That was about to be the case for Gonzalez but Atlanta wanted to keep him around, so they\u2019ve added him to the roster today.<\/p>\n

He was in a swingman role when in the Pirates\u2019 system but Atlanta has had him working primarily in relief since they grabbed him. He has posted huge strikeout totals but also given out a high number of walks. He spent all of last year in Double-A, posting a 4.19 ERA in 53 2\/3 innings. He struck out 30.5% of batters faced while giving out free passes at a 13.3% rate. This year, he split his time between Double-A and Triple-A. He had a 2.91 ERA in 52 2\/3 innings, increasing his strikeout rate to 38.8% while decreasing the walks to 10.3%. Those strong results will get him onto a major league roster for the first time and he should compete for a role in Atlanta\u2019s bullpen next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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