{"id":75285,"date":"2025-08-09T08:35:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T08:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=75285"},"modified":"2025-08-09T08:35:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T08:35:39","slug":"report-braves-hit-new-level-of-rock-bottom-with-latest-waiver-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=75285","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Braves hit new level of rock bottom with latest waiver claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Chicago Cubs v New York Yankees\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_378,w_3049,h_1715\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/17\/01k25dn7xvtjhj1n50w8.jpg\" alt=\"Chicago Cubs v New York Yankees\" width=\"3049\" height=\"1715\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Chicago Cubs v New York Yankees | Jim McIsaac\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Right now, the only thing on the Atlanta Braves&#8217; mind is survival and playing spoiler. Unfortunately, that plan did not work out against the Brewers who swept them, but Atlanta did at least ruin the Marlins day on Thursday thanks to a\u00a0massive game from Drake Baldwin. As for the surviving part, their latest roster addition is a reminder of just how bad things have gotten in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0Austin Riley out, the\u00a0Braves&#8217; infield situation is a mess. Nacho Alvarez Jr. is trying his best, but when you are giving real big league plate appearances to guys like Nick Allen and Jonathan Ornelas, putting together a lineup that scares anyone is pretty tough to say the least.<\/p>\n<p>In their search of players with a pulse,\u00a0Atlanta decided to claim Vidal Brujan off of waivers\u00a0from the Orioles.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1953878950641390015&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fhousethathankbuilt.com%2Fbraves-hit-new-level-of-rock-bottom-with-latest-waiver-claim&amp;sessionId=daf6a19909aaafdeaaa842943c128e9d60df660a&amp;siteScreenName=HouseHankBuilt&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1953878950641390015\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Braves claim Vidal Brujan off of waivers for some reason<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">So the good news here is that Brujan is technically capable of playing multiple positions in the field and Atlanta didn&#8217;t have to clear space on their 40-man roster to scoop Brujan up. Given how some of the Braves&#8217; other roster bandaids have played, there are worse things than giving Brujan a shot.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The bad news is that Brujan doesn&#8217;t seem to have any skill that one would want in a baseball player other than the &#8220;ability&#8221; to play multiple positions. Brujan does not grade out well as a defender at any of the positions he plays, he is a career .193 hitter across nearly 600 plate appearances in the majors, and he already got cast aside by the Cubs and Orioles this season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Again, it doesn&#8217;t really matter how Atlanta gets to the finish line this season so long as they make it. It is likely they wouldn&#8217;t make this move if there wasn&#8217;t a roster move coming to accompany it, so it is at least worth monitoring the situation. 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