The Braves struck on Thursday with some unfavorable news, placing superb resurgence tale and highly effective reliever Nick Anderson on the 60-Day Injured List in order to get rid of a 40-man area for a waiver case: The #Braves today declared OF Dalton Guthrie off waivers from the San Francisco Giants and optioned him to Triple-A Gwinnett. To make room on the 40-man roster, Atlanta positioned RHP Nick Anderson on the 60-day injured checklist, backdated to July 8th, with a right shoulder strain.Anderson's efficiency had actually absolutely subsided in time. Hardly a lock for the Opening Day lineup when the Braves signed him to a split agreement worth $800, 000 at the significant organization level in November 2022, Anderson excited in Spring Training and after that quickly ensconced himself as a higher-leverage choice from the beginning. Through May 1, he had an absurd 80 PERIOD-/ 40 FIP-/ 45 xFIP-, which included a set of appearances where he provided a cost-free pass in just one getaway, and was starting out over 38 percent of batters faced.Those first 12 appearances were superb, however the next 12, via June 12, were rather even worse: 74/72/94. The walks were still mostly nonexistent, however the strikeout rate virtually halved itself, down to 20 percent. Then rougher times came. Over his last 10 trips, Anderson has a 45/121/131 line. He walked a batter in four straight getaways at one point, after providing just 3 strolls the whole season ahead of time. Possibly his efficiency given that mid-June has been the resut of him trying to pitch with a shoulder concern; we'll never ever know.Nonetheless, Anderson's accumulated 69/73/86 line has actually been just one of the very best in baseball up until now, as his 0.8 fWAR is a top 30 mark amongst relievers and second on the group to A.J. Minter. This is a not-insubstantial strike to the bullpen, and while the Braves were most likely mosting likely to add to the alleviation corps over the following couple of weeks anyway, this simply makes it a lot more of a certainty. Anderson goes to the 60-day IL, which is kind of an issue because the injury was apparently poor sufficient to call for the whole two month respite thing. To make use of the extra roster space, the Braves declared outfielder Dalton Guthrie from the Giants, and are sending him to Gwinnett as an Eli White substitute, as the latter is additionally likely out for the season. Originally a sixth-round pick by the Phillies in 2016, Guthrie was traded to the Giants previously this period for cash considerations however invested his couple of days with his new organization at Triple-A. Guthrie has a job 115 wRC+ and 0.4 fWAR in 56 , yet usually hasn't hit enough in the minors to be even more than a fringy utility option. He does have experience in the infield, so he's kind of like more youthful Charlie Culberson to some extent.UPDATED: July 13th, 5:51 PM EASTERNThe Braves complied with up with the information of Anderson striking the IL with the information that they have actually chosen the agreement of Lucas Luetge: The #Braves today additionally selected the agreement of LHP Lucas Luetge and marked RHP Roddery Muoz for assignment.Luetge stayed with the organization after being assigned for job at the end of May. He will certainly return to the Braves for the time being to take Anderson's opening in the bullpen. Roddery Munoz, that had hung around with the Braves for a couple of days earlier this period, was assigned for assignment to create a 40-man spot for Luetge. Giants Store