{"id":32886,"date":"2025-02-12T07:11:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T07:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=32886"},"modified":"2025-02-12T07:11:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T07:11:13","slug":"official-atlanta-braves-add-pair-of-veteran-relievers-on-minor-league-deals-invite-them-to-spring-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=32886","title":{"rendered":"OFFICIAL: Atlanta Braves Add Pair of Veteran Relievers on Minor League Deals, Invite Them to Spring Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5328,h_2997,x_0,y_116\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/minor_league_baseball_on_si\/01jkvdf9apjawgd1ascq.jpg\" alt=\"New York Mets relief pitcher Jake Diekman (30) pitches against the New York Yankees in July 2024 during the ninth inning at Yankee Stadium.  \" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_m9w8q9y20\">The Atlanta Braves added two more pitchers on minor league deals and gave them invitations to spring training in North Port, Florida.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_akqi4r0i0\">Justin Toscano of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Tuesday that the Braves agreed to terms with left-handed reliever Jake Diekman and right-hander Dylan Covey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_akqi4r0i0\">They previously added righty Chad Kuhl on a similar deal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_17pm2fq8h\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1889414543983497449&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fonsi%2Fminor-league-baseball%2Fnews%2Fatlanta-braves-add-pair-of-veteran-relievers-on-minor-league-deals-invite-them-to-spring-training-dylan-covey-jake-diekman&amp;sessionId=546646d536023606b269e5a51c5752b7d0f11df1&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1889414543983497449\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_tc3p90gjc\">Diekman, 38, is a well-traveled veteran who made his major league debut in May 2012. Since then, he\u2019s pitched for nine teams: the Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Tampa Bay Rays and New York Mets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xjej4zmap\">A career reliever, he\u2019s pitched in 705 games without a start, compiling a 27-34 record, 3.91 ERA and 19 saves over 602.1 innings. He has 764 career strikeouts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_y57pqj3vk\">With the Mets last season, Diekman appeared in 43 games, finishing 2-3 with a 5.63 ERA and four saves in 32 innings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xvpf9hzfz\">Covey, 33, hasn\u2019t had the consistent career of Diekman. Instead, Covey has bounced around the minors and majors and also spent two seasons in China.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_abdtiroj9\">He broke into the majors in 2017 with the White Sox and spent three seasons there before signing with the Boston Red Sox as a free agent in 2020. 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