Braves put Grant Holmes on injured list and acquire pitcher Erick Fedde
in trade with Cardinals
[July 28, 2025]
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Every member of Atlanta's opening-day rotation
is injured, so the Braves swung a trade Sunday to bring in a new
starter.
Atlanta acquired right-hander Erick Fedde and cash from the St. Louis
Cardinals for a player to be named or cash. To clear a spot for Fedde on
the 40-man roster, the Braves transferred pitcher Grant Holmes to the
60-day injured list — hours after placing him on the 15-day IL with
right elbow inflammation. |
Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Grant Holmes throws to the Texas Rangers
in the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 26, 2025, in
Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez) |
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With the news involving Holmes, all five
starters who broke camp with the club are on the 60-day injured
list. Atlanta (44-60) lost 8-1 at Texas on Sunday and has
dropped five in a row, falling 12 games behind in the NL
wild-card race.
“We’re going to figure out a way to piece this thing together,”
manager Brian Snitker said. “That’s all you can do ’cause the
games aren’t going to stop because we lost our rotation.”
Holmes was replaced on the active roster by reliever Daysbel
Hernández, who was recalled from Triple-A Gwinnett.
The 32-year-old Fedde is 3-10 with a 5.22 ERA in 20 starts this
season and has lost his last seven decisions. He has made at
least 27 starts in each of the past four seasons.
Atlanta has five starters on the 60-day injured list. The
problems began during the first week of the season with
right-hander Reynaldo López, who went on the IL on March 29 with
shoulder inflammation following one start, resulting in surgery.
Right-hander AJ Smith-Shawver has been sidelined since May 29
with an elbow strain that required Tommy John surgery. Ace lefty
Chris Sale fractured his rib cage diving to field a grounder
June 21 against the New York Mets. And right-hander Spencer
Schwellenbach broke his elbow July 2.
Throw in Holmes, and those five have made 63 combined starts
this season.
“We’re professional,” Snitker said. “We’re getting paid to do
this. We signed a contract. So every day, we’re going to go out
and give it our best shot and win the game.”
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