Jesse Chavez Stats

The Atlanta Braves optioned pitchers Kyle Wright and Ty Tice on Thursday and recalled right-handers Jesse Chavez and Tanner Roark in corresponding moves. To make room for Chavez and Roark on the 40-man roster, Tucker Davidson and Alex Jackson were moved to the 60-day injured list. Wright, 25, had allowed seven earned runs in just 6 1/3 innings of work (9.95 ERA) over two starts for Atlanta this year. He gave up five runs on four hits in two innings in his start against the New York Mets on Wednesday night. Chavez, 37, and Roark, 34, will give the Braves some veteran arms to eat up innings moving forward, but they aren't fantasy options. Chavez hasn't pitched in the big leagues this year, while Roark had a 6.43 ERA and 1.28 WHIP in seven innings with the Blue Jays.

over 2 months ago

The Los Angeles Angels signed free-agent relief pitcher Jesse Chavez to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training on Friday. The 37-year-old veteran posted a 5.35 ERA for the Angels back in 2017 and has spent the last two seasons with the Texas Rangers, recording a 6.88 ERA in 17 innings in relief in 2020. The right-hander also pitched for manager Joe Maddon in 2018 with the Cubs, when he had a 1.15 ERA in 39 relief innings. While he won't be at all fantasy relevant if he makes the big-league club out of camp, Chavez can provide multiple innings out of the bullpen alongside Felix Pena, Jaime Barria, Junior Guerra, Aaron Slegers and Dillon Peters. Chavez has a 4.52 career ERA and 1.35 WHIP in 481 outings (79 starts) over 933 innings in 13 major league seasons.

over 6 months ago

The Texas Rangers have slowed down pitcher Jesse Chavez (elbow, shoulder) as he recovers from offseason surgery on his right elbow while also trying to rebuild strength in his right shoulder. The suspension of the 2020 season has allowed Chavez to take his time in his rehab to build up his arm. The veteran right-hander is throwing at 60 feet right now and expects to be long tossing by the end of the month. Chavez should get back on a mound in May. We don't know yet when the regular season will begin, but there's still a chance that he'll be ready for Opening Day. The 36-year-old should serve as a swing man for Texas when he's healthy, but he doesn't have much fantasy value unless he's starting games, and even then he's mostly an AL-only commodity or low-cost DFS streamer.

over a year ago