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Brewers trade Orlando Arcia to Atlanta Braves The trade first reported by MLB.com’s Ken Rosenthal and confirmed by the Brewers. The Brewers have acquired RHP Chad Sobotka and RHP Patrick Weigel from Atlanta in exchange for INF Orlando Arcia. Sobotka and Weigel will join the Alternate Training Site. pic.twitter.com/fZI8P0xf3j— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) April 6, 2021 Arcia, 26, appeared in 542 games for the Brewers. During his time in Milwaukee he compiled 422 hits, 42 home runs, and 180 R...

On the whole, Orlando Arcia is not a clear starting-caliber shortstop, even as that’s been his role with the Brewers for most of his career. A .244/.293/.364 (71 wRC+) hitter with slightly-above-average defense at shortstop. That’s Arcia. Kinda meh, at least as a starter. Yet you don’t think that, because the guy ALWAYS KILLS THE CUBS. Or at least it feels like it. His 86 wRC+ against the Cubs is 15 percentage points better than his career mark, though I suppose it’s still pretty darn m...

Brewers acquire Chad Sobotka and Patrick Weigel from Atlanta in exchange for Orlando Arcia The announcement was made by President of Baseball Operations David Stearns. The Brewers have acquired RHP Chad Sobotka and RHP Patrick Weigel from Atlanta in exchange for INF Orlando Arcia. Sobotka and Weigel will join the Alternate Training Site. pic.twitter.com/fZI8P0xf3j— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) April 6, 2021 “We are excited to add two big, power arms to our organization,” said Stearns. “...

share-square-953703 While increasing the confidence the Braves have in their pitching depth, Huascar Ynoa has extended the value Atlanta managed to gain from Jaime García. Ynoa furthered his roster bid with the three-plus-inning effort he provided in an 8-5 win over the Twins on Friday afternoon at CenturyLink Sports Park. The Braves right-hander pitched around a couple of jams before showing signs of fatigue during Minnesota’s five-run fourth. After the Twins loaded the bases with nobody ou...

Copy Link This is the second in a six-part Toolshed series that uses FanGraphs Steamer600 projections to look at how prospects would fare over a full Major League season in 2021. The system bases its forecast on 600 plate appearances for position players, 450 plate appearances for catchers, 200 innings for starting This is the second in a six-part Toolshed series that uses FanGraphs Steamer600 projections to look at how prospects would fare over a full Major League season in 2021. The system ba...