The Braves acquired Jimenez from the Detroit Tigers in December of the previous year, following his impressive 2022 season. Meanwhile, Alex Anthopoulos, the President of Baseball Operations for the Braves, was keen to secure Jimenez's signature promptly, as the right-hander would have entered free agency during the upcoming offseason.Īs per the agreement, the 28-year-old pitcher will earn $8 million in 2024, followed by $9 million for the 20 seasons.
Meanwhile, Bummer managed to obtain a 5-5 record with a 6.79 ERA, 79 strikeouts and 15 leads while winning 61 games this season in the seven years he's been with Chicago after he joined them in the 2014 MLB draft. Soroka comes straight from Triple-A Gwinnett where he has spent most of the year, during that time he managed to earn a 4-4 record with a 3.41 ERA, and 92 strikeouts while also going 2-2 with a 6.40 ERA and struck out 29 batters in only in seven appearances.
