Overview
- The Braves announced on May 29 that they designated veteran right-hander Carlos Carrasco for assignment and recalled righty Anthony Molina from Triple-A Gwinnett.
- Atlanta now has five days to trade Carrasco, place him on waivers, or release him under standard MLB roster rules.
- Carrasco has been through this cycle repeatedly since last August and has cleared waivers and re-signed on minor-league deals each prior time.
- Despite the roster moves, Carrasco has pitched effectively in limited work this year, allowing two earned runs with four strikeouts and no walks across about 7.1 big-league innings.
- The transaction reflects a growing '41st man' practice in MLB where teams use veteran pitchers who cannot be optioned to create temporary 40-man openings and preserve bullpen depth.