Johnny Venters traded to Braves

[nsacpi]

It’s all good. A vet with good stuff on the cheap and oh yeah....it’s Venters.

This is a very good example of the type of moves to make. Clear out the Wisler and Sims of the world. Makes about three more trades like this one.

yup...he will help us

[striker42]

Our pen has totally collapsed the last 6 weeks or so. It's by far our biggest need. We've lost 11 of our past 16 and a huge part of the reason for that is the pen turning close games into laughers and not giving us a chance to get back into it.

This is not a flashy trade but the difference between a Sam Freeman and a Venters is huge. We need to add at least 2 more relievers, maybe 3, with one of them being a high leverage guy.

[Jaw]

Didnt Venters teach a pitch to Jurrjens one year when Jair had a ridiculously good first half of the season? Maybe Ventere could teach it to some of these prospects.

If I remember correctly, the Venters way of throwing a sinker became popular with several pitchers while he was here.

[WaitingFor2017]

Not that it may matter, but Venters is under contract through the 2019 season, so Atlanta could choose to him have through next season if they wanted to.

[nsacpi]

I expected the Braves to get a cheap LHP, and this is about as cheap as it gets lol.

Plus it looks like he is under arbitration control this off-season!

[nsacpi]

If I remember correctly, the Venters way of throwing a sinker became popular with several pitchers while he was here.

I think he had some influence on Alex Wood.

[PurpleBrave]

Venters was destroyed with the Rays stupidly started him for one game. Remove that and his numbers look even better.

[UNCBlue012]

I actually think this is a really good move for us. We need to make another move, or two, though.

[Southcack77]

Plus it looks like he is under arbitration control this off-season!

I will freely admit that I don't know exactly how this works, but it appears he was released and declared a free agent some time ago. I didn't think that signing a free agent came with any sort of service time control.

[Tapate50]

This is a great move. One I mentioned earlier last week as he was in a rehab game.
I wouldn’t run him out there like Sam Freeman everyday, but he will help

[Southcack77]

I will freely admit that I don't know exactly how this works, but it appears he was released and declared a free agent some time ago. I didn't think that signing a free agent came with any sort of service time control.

You live and learn. The player's union at least ought to look into this one. Getting released and still being under control for the next team after missing 4 years to injury. Poor Venters.

Free Agency

Players become free agents upon reaching six years of Major League service time or when they are released from their organization prior to reaching six years of service time. A free agent is eligible to sign with any club for any terms to which the two parties can agree. If a player with fewer than six years of service time signs with a club, he remains under the control of that club until reaching the requisite service time to reach free agency -- even if the contract he signed does not cover the remaining years until that point.

Examples

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Tony Sipp was released by the Padres in May 2014 when he had between four and five years of Major League service time. The left-hander subsequently signed a guaranteed Major League contract with the Astros that ran through the end of the '14 campaign. Because he finished the season with less than six years of Major League service time, Sipp was eligible for salary arbitration as opposed to free agency. Sipp qualified as a free agent following the 2015 season and re-signed with the Astros on a three-year deal.

[nsacpi]

I will freely admit that I don't know exactly how this works, but it appears he was released and declared a free agent some time ago. I didn't think that signing a free agent came with any sort of service time control.

it does if he is under 6 years service time

[DirkPiggler]

You just know that as soon as Venters heard about this deal he felt a little twinge in that left elbow. Fredi and to a lesser extent Bobby damn near killed that poor guy.

[Enscheff]

We were told by Fat Ben that the Braves would be able to trade international pool money for prospects better than Waters.

Instead, they trade it for the ghost of Venters.

[50PoundHead]

You just know that as soon as Venters heard about this deal he felt a little twinge in that left elbow. Fredi and to a lesser extent Bobby damn near killed that poor guy.

I think he's happy to come back to Atlanta. He's going to scour the old Turner Field site to look for the parts of his arm that Bobby and Fredi sawed off.

[nsacpi]

I think he's happy to come back to Atlanta. He's going to scour the old Turner Field site to look for the parts of his arm that Bobby and Fredi sawed off.

Actually there is a shrine in the bullpen composed of those parts. If you see him burning some incense tonight, you will know what is happening.

[clvclv]

Cards reportedly releasing Holland - wonder if AA takes a look to see if they think they can fix him to try to pick up another piece on the cheap.

[jpx7]

He's going to scour the old Turner Field site to look for the parts of his arm that Bobby and Fredi sawed off.

What is dead may never die.

[Julio3000]

What is dead may never die.

I mean, my dude is basically a human brain wired to a bucket of cadaver ligaments. With a hell of a sinker. Zombie Venters.

[bravesfanMatt]

Cards reportedly releasing Holland - wonder if AA takes a look to see if they think they can fix him to try to pick up another piece on the cheap.

Has our coaches fixed any pitchers?