THE BRAVES JUST SIGNED A FORMER YANKEE

The Braves are making moves! They’ve signed reliever Enyel De Los Santos, a guy who’s been on quite the MLB journey. Let’s dive into his story.

De Los Santos first hit the big leagues with the Phillies and Pirates, where, let’s be honest, things didn’t exactly go smoothly. But hey, every good underdog story starts with a little struggle, right? Fast forward to 2022, and he found his groove with the Guardians, rocking a solid 3.04 ERA. Cue the comeback music!

Before that breakout, he also spent some time with the Padres, Yankees, and White Sox, throwing 64 innings of work with a less-than-stellar 5.20 ERA. But here’s the thing: he’s only 29, still got a live arm, and lucky for him he has been pretty fortunate in the injury department.

Sure, 2024 wasn’t exactly a highlight reel for De Los Santos, but this is baseball—we love a bounce-back story. Here’s hoping Atlanta is the perfect place for him to rediscover his mojo and become a key bullpen weapon.

Wishing Enyel all the best in Braves Country! Go get ’em, big guy! Also, big shout out to MLB Trade Rumors who I believe had this report first.   

THE LATEST CASHMAN FAILURE IS A BIG ONE!

I was disappointed in the Yankees lack of meaningful trade deadline acquisitions.....but now I am just downright pissed. What was once the smallest addition based purely on additions of new bodies to the roster has all pretty much been erased. It's the latest Cashman screw up.

I wasn't super excited about Jazz Chisholm Jr. when we got him. In fact, when I spoke with other friends about Chisholm I made a bet that he would be injured within a month. I should've bet in terms of dollars because then I'd have a few extra bucks at least. He's injury prone....and now he's injured with us.  Perfect (This is sarcasm).

So, what's worse than an injury prone player? A hope that the Yankees would catch lightening in a bottle with Enyel De Los Santos, but it didn't happen. After they acquired him, he was steamrolled for 10 runs in 6 and 1/3 innings over 5 games. After he pitched batting practice to the White Sox, the damage was done. There's no coming back from that. You know it's bad even when the Yankees give up on a guy after two weeks. 

So only Mark Leiter Jr. remains, and you could argue he is hanging by a thread. There's something about a 33-year old relief pitcher with a 4.57 ERA that just doesn't sound the prettiest. None the less.....he is the last man standing in the Yankees lackluster trade deadline party. It wasn't much to be excited about before and now it just looks like a two week bust.

It all adds up to Brian Cashman's latest failure. His trade acquisitions turned into a dud. Or you can even call it a giant turd. It's a good thing the Yankees didn't really give up anything of significant value. Nonetheless, it's still an epic failure. 

It's the latest chapter in Brian Cashman's failed novel.... and I am tired of his starring role.

--Jeana Bellezza-Ochoa

BYB Senior Managing Editor

Twitter: @nyprincessj