MVP Pedi gave up transfer fall baseball due to ATL, which lost all five starters, but reconstructed the starters
Jul 28, 2025
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After losing the away game against the Texas Rangers 1-8 on the 28th (Korea time), the Atlanta club made a trade on the condition that it received cash from right-hander Eric Peddy from the St. Louis Cardinals and later gave one player and adjusted cash"Transfer right-hander Grant Holmes to the 60-day IL with an elbow injury to put Peddy on the 40-man roster," the official announcement said.
Pedi made a surprise transfer to Atlanta four days after receiving a designation allocation from St. Louis on the 24th.
Atlanta's decision to receive Peddy is to strengthen the starting lineup depth. Atlanta lost all five starting pitchers in the season-opening rotation by putting Holmes on the IL on the day. Chris Sale is on the IL with a fractured left rib, Reynaldo Lopez with a sprained right shoulder, Spencer Schwalenbach with a fractured right elbow and AJ Smith-Schober with a sprained right elbow.
Atlanta coach Brian Snitker said "We have to keep the season going. We will find a way to solve the rotation problem and solve it. This is because losing the starting lineup does not stop the season. We will start anew by combining the players again and coming together."
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MLB.com is a combination that benefits both Peddy and the Braves, but the Braves will act as a seller ahead of the trade deadline. Marcel Osuna and Raisel Iglesias will reportedly be put on the trade market'
Peddy is expected to join the rotation immediately from Atlanta. It is also true that the atmosphere needed to be changed as he started 20 games in St. Louis this season and was sluggish with 3-10 losses and a 5.22 ERA. Peddy's role is also important for Atlanta to maintain its starting lineup that will last two months of the rest of the season.
Peddy seemed to revive by completing his first major league career complete game with a shutout against Washington on May 10, with six hits and eight strikeouts in nine innings, but failed to maintain his ball power. Since then, he has recorded seven losses and a 6.38 ERA in 12 games, and has shown extreme difficulty with a 13.25 ERA in the last five games.
St. Louis released Pedi on the 23rd with a designated quota the next day after he got seven hits, including two homers, and allowed six runs in three innings in an away game against the Colorado Rockies.
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Peddy, who left Korea after signing a two-year, $15 million contract with the Chicago White Sox, took on a de facto first starter role with the White Sox in 2024. As the quality pitching continued, he moved to St. Louis, where he needed a starting pitcher through a triangular trade in July of that year. Peddy, who pitched in 31 games for two teams, the White Sox and St. Louis, pitched 177 ⅓ innings, marking 9 wins, 9 losses and a 3.30 ERA, and succeeded in standing as the top starting pitcher.
However, he has not been able to continue his momentum this season by consistently pitching jaggedly.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
