Cubs trade OF Pederson to Braves
The Atlanta Braves acquired Joc Pederson in a trade with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, bolstering their outfield after losing Ronald Acuña Jr. to a season-ending knee injury.
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CHICAGO (AP) The Atlanta Braves acquired Joc Pederson in a trade with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, bolstering their outfield after losing Ronald Acuña Jr. to a season-ending knee injury.
Atlanta sent minor league first baseman Bryce Ball to Chicago for Pederson, who is batting .230 with 11 homers and 39 RBIs in 73 games. The 29-year-old Pederson spent his first seven seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers before signing with the Cubs in free agency in February.
We told you it could be coming as soon as today, and just like that, smack in the face, it comes. The Chicago Cubs’ sell-off begins.
Tonight, the Chicago Cubs sent outfielder Joc Pederson to the outfield-needy Atlanta Braves for first base prospect Bryce Ball. With Ronald Acuna Jr. out (ACL surgery) and Marcell Ozuna unlikely to come back any time soon (domestic violence), the Braves needed an outfield bat ASAP if they were going to hang around in the race. Pederson is that bat, it seems.
In return, the Cubs are getting an enormous prospect in return. That is to say, Bryce Ball is physically huge – listed at 6’6″ and 240 lbs, but the amount his size comes up in everything you read makes you think he registers as even bigger. The just-turned-23-year-old first baseman was playing at High-A for the Braves, hitting .207/.354/.396 (112 wRC+) with a 27.8% K rate and an 18.9% BB rate.
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July 16, 2021
After being in first place in the NL Central just a couple weeks ago, an 11-game losing streak led to the Chicago Cubs (44-46) being eight games back of the Milwaukee Brewers entering the All-Star break. FanGraphs currently has the Cubs’ playoff chances at 4.1%.
While some organizations may wait it out a bit in this spot (hey, it’s a 1-in-25 chance; crazier things have happened!), the Cubs have already decided their trade deadline plan- and it’s what many evaluators assumed Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer wanted to do all along anyway, with the team having so many big-name upcoming free agents, and with doubts about the ownership’s willingness to spend like the big-market organization they are anytime soon.
Jul 15, 2021
With the MLB trade deadline just over two weeks away, the hot stove has officially started to flicker on.
The Braves announced Thursday they had acquired outfielder Joc Pederson in a trade with the Cubs. Chicago will receive first baseman Bryce Ball, who s spent the season at the High-A level.
Pederson, 29, signed with the Cubs this offseason on a one-year, $7 million contract with a mutual option for 2022. In 73 games, he hit .230/.300/.418 with 11 home runs and 39 RBIs.
The Braves are in need of outfield reinforcements as they try to run down the Mets in the National League East. Ronald Acuña Jr. is out for the season with a torn ACL, while Marcell Ozuna s status is currently in limbo following his arrest for domestic battery in May.
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