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Outfielder Jarred Kelenic, infielder Evan White
and left-handed pitcher Marco Gonzales are going to Atlanta,
with righties Jackson Kowar and Cole Phillips headed to Seattle.
The Braves are also receiving cash from the Mariners.
Kelenic, 24, finally showed promise in 2023, his third major
league season. The sixth overall pick by the New York Mets in
2018, Kelenic hit .253 in 105 games last season, setting career
highs in all three slash lines (.253/.327/.419), as well as RBIs
(49), stolen bases (13), runs (44) and hits (94). His 11 home
runs were three off his career high.
He missed almost two months in the middle of the season after
breaking his foot kicking a water cooler. He is a career .204
hitter with 32 homers and 109 RBIs in 252 games.
Gonzales, 31, was 4-1 with a 5.22 ERA in 10 starts in 2023.
Forearm surgery ended his season in August, and he hadn't
pitched since May.
For his career, Gonzales is 65-49 with a 4.14 ERA and three
complete games over 163 appearances (155 starts).
White, 27, last played in the majors in 2021. Over two seasons
with the Mariners, the first baseman had a .165 batting average
with 10 home runs and 35 RBIs in 84 games. He won a Gold Glove
as a rookie in 2020.
Kowar, 27, has played in parts of three seasons with the Kansas
City Royals. He has gone 2-6 in 39 appearances (eight starts),
sporting a 9.12 ERA. Last season, Kowar went 2-0 with a
career-best 6.43 ERA in 23 appearances out of the bullpen.
The Braves selected Phillips, 20, in the second round (57th
overall) of the 2022 draft. He underwent Tommy John surgery
prior to that draft and has yet to pitch professionally.
--Field Level Media
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