{"id":44031,"date":"2025-03-25T11:06:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T11:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=44031"},"modified":"2025-03-25T11:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T11:06:50","slug":"braves-surprisingly-trade-world-series-champ-pitcher-before-mlb-opening-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=44031","title":{"rendered":"Braves Surprisingly Trade World Series Champ Pitcher Before MLB Opening Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2176012780-e1742862568414.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2176012780-e1742862568414.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2176012780-e1742862568414.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-2176012780-e1742862568414.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Braves Surprisingly Trade World Series Champ Pitcher Before MLB Opening Day\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>The Atlanta Braves are moving on from pitcher Ian Anderson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The group of Atlanta Braves pitchers will look a lot different when MLB Opening Day rolls around. Atlanta continued this trend by striking a trade with the Los Angeles Angels just days before the season starts.<\/p>\n<p>The Braves traded 26-year-old pitcher Ian Anderson to the Angels for left hander Jos\u00e9 Suarez. Anderson had a promising start to his career, including being part of the team\u2019s 2021 World Series run. Yet, injuries derailed Anderson in recent years, and it remains to be seen if the right hander can regain his prior form.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson has not pitched in the Majors since 2022 after undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2023. The former starting pitcher holds a 22-13 record during his four-year tenure with the Braves.<\/p>\n<div id=\"c3fd4410ab1709a9c63de2f681c4a902\">\n<div>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Not surprised that Ian Anderson was traded, but I wish it would\u2019ve worked out better with the Braves. World Series champ forever, can\u2019t take that away.<\/p>\n<p>Bright side: he\u2019s still young (turns 27 in May) and gets a fresh start with the Angels. Wish him well!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The move signals the end of an era as the Braves selected Anderson with the No. 3 overall pick in the first round of the 2016 MLB draft. Suarez is projected to compete to carve out a role in the Braves bullpen this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBefore he got hurt, he was an up-and-coming, pretty good pitcher,\u201d Angels manager Ron Washington said of Anderson following the trade, per MLB.com. \u201cI don\u2019t think he lost the ability to pitch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were left-handed-heavy in our bullpen, and this gives us an opportunity to get a right-hander in there. Although Ian Anderson is a starter, I think he\u2019ll certainly help us out of the bullpen. Just trying to get ourselves better as we move forward to Opening Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Braves Are Getting a \u2018Bulldog\u2019 in Trading for Pitcher Jos\u00e9 Suarez<\/h2>\n<p>Former Braves ace Max Fried signed with the New York Yankees this offseason. Veteran Charlie Morton also left Atlanta signing with the Baltimore Orioles.<\/p>\n<p>The Braves starting pitching rotation and bullpen will look a lot different in 2025. Suarez does not come with same pedigree of Anderson, but Washington also spoke highly of the former Angels pitcher.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Braves are getting a bulldog,\u201d Washington said of Suarez. \u201cWe\u2019re going to miss Suarez. I\u2019m not taking anything from Suarez, saying that \u2018he was no good for us, that\u2019s why we traded him.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do what we do to make us better, and he just happened to be the guy that we made a trade for him. Atlanta probably needed him, and we felt like we needed Ian Anderson.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>The Angels Plan to Begin Utilizing Ex-Braves Pitcher Ian Anderson in the Bullpen<\/h2>\n<p>As for Anderson, the Angels skipper noted that the team plans to start out the pitcher in relief duty. Washington has familiarity with Anderson during their time together in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone, Ian Anderson included, would\u2019ve loved a different outcome this Spring,\u201d 92.9 The Game Atlanta\u2019s Grant McAuley remarked in a March 23, 2025, message on X. \u201cIt took 2 years to have a chance to get back into the mix but he wasn\u2019t able to show the Braves enough to stick in their plans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe had some incredible moments early on. Hope he finds success again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Braves hit the road to face the San Diego Padres on Thursday, March 27 for MLB Opening Day.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Adams is a veteran sports contributor covering the NFL, NBA and golf for Heavy.com. His work has been prominently featured on NFL.com, Yahoo Sports, Pro Football Talk, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and Sports Illustrated. 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