Will it be revived in ATL, a Korean-right-hander swingman sold by TEX, because it is a waste of 3.7 billion won? As a starter, it's a chance to have a blessing in disguise
Jul 18, 2025
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MLB.com released a former top-class prospect on the 18th (Korea time) 'Rangers. He said he decided to send right-hander swingman Dane Dunning to the Braves and receive cash with right-hander Lilibur Jose Lewis.'Dianning, who was in the top 100 MLB pipeline prospects in 2021, has been traveling between Triple-A and Major League Baseball since he was assigned at the end of April.
Dunning joined the Washington Nationals as the 29th overall pick in the first round of the 2016 draft and was traded to the Chicago White Sox later that year before making his major league debut in August 2020.
And Dunning, who was traded back to Texas later that year, grew as he joined the rotation in earnest in 2021. In 2023, he pitched 172 ⅔ innings in 35 games (26 starts), gaining attention as a top starting pitcher with 12-7 losses, 3.70 ERA and 140 strikeouts, but failed to play his part by being on the injured list twice last year due to a right shoulder injury. He pitched 95 innings in 26 games (15 starts), winning 5-7 with a 5.31 ERA.
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No matter how much I look at it, it is a recent career that is unlikely to be of much help to Atlanta. However, since returning to the big league on June 24, Dunning has pitched seven ⅔ innings mainly as a long relief in four games, allowing five hits, three walks, seven strikeouts, and two runs with an ERA of 2.35. Atlanta seems to have given a big score in this area.
Atlanta's performance this season is not good because its main starters such as Chris Sale, Reynaldo Lopez, Spencer Schwelenbach and AJ Smith-Shover are beholden to the IL. Dunning is joining the rotation. To make room for Dunning, Atlanta released veteran reliever Jesse Chavez on a designated allocation.
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Lewis also recorded an 8.82 ERA in 16 ⅓ innings in 18 games this season, which does not seem to be an immediate sense of strength. Texas will register him as Triple-A.
Texas is fifth in the AL wild card and Atlanta is ninth in the NL wild card, so both teams are in somewhat ambiguous positions. FanGrasp suggests a 17.2% chance of making the playoffs in Texas and 3.5% in Atlanta. In other words, it is difficult for both teams to enter the fall baseball league this year.
Texas' release of Dunning seems to be in the form of a salary dump (saving annual salary). Regarding the trade, MLBTR said 'This trade is a salary dump for the Razers. Being a first-round player, he had a 3.70 ERA in 172 ⅔ innings in 2023 and also contributed to winning the World Series, and he has struggled in the last two years. He said he accepted the salary cut unusually even though he was eligible for salary adjustment this year and did not make the opening roster.
Texas posted him on waivers in late March in string training, but transferred him to Triple-A because no team appeared to take him with a salary of $2.66 million (about 3.7 billion won).
Dunning was born in December 1994 to a Korean mother and an American father.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
