The Braves selected Rivero and then released him less than a year later before he pitched within their organization. The right-handed reliever came to Spring Training with right shoulder discomfort and spent the entire 2017 season on the injured list. He has spent the past three years pitching in Mexico, Venezuela and Puerto Rico.
It didn’t take the Braves long to realize the spin rate and other metrics that made Rutckyj attractive weren’t enough to compensate for his command woes. The lefty was returned to the Yankees during Spring Training in 2016 and has not played for a Major League organization since ‘17.