Braves add veteran starter Martin Perez on minor league deal, per report

Braves add veteran starter Martin Perez on minor league deal, per report

Well, it’s not really a solution to a perceived need for additional heft in the starting pitching department, but it’s a move anyway: A 14-year MLB veteran, the Venezuelan left-hander has 17.1 career fWAR across over 1,630 career innings. His career pitching line (ERA-/FIP-/xFIP-) is 100/103/107 — basically a fourth-ish starter over the arc of a decade and a half. That said, Perez had a career year in 2022 (3.9 fWAR on a 74/81/96 line), but has …

Braves ink deal with former All-Star starting pitcher

According to Aram Leighton, the Braves have inked a minor-league contract with former All-Star left-handed pitcher Martin Perez. The Braves and LHP Martin Perez have agreed to a Minor League deal, sources tell @JustBB_Media. Perez, 35 in April, pitched to a 3.54 ERA in 56 IP with the White Sox in 2025. Owns a career 4.41 ERA over 14 seasons. Was an All Star with the Rangers in 2022. — Aram Leighton (@AramLeighton8) January 30, 2026 During his A…

Report: Former Red Sox Starting Pitcher Agrees To Minor League Deal With NL Team

Former Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Martin Perez is reportedly joining the Atlanta Braves on a minor league contract. “The Braves and LHP Martin Perez have agreed to a Minor League deal, sources tell @JustBB_Media,” Aram Leighton of Just Baseball posted on X. “Perez, 35 in April, pitched to a 3.54 ERA in 56 IP with the White Sox in 2025. Owns a career 4.41 ERA over 14 seasons. Was an All Star with the Rangers in 2022.” The Braves and LHP Mar…

Braves, Martín Pérez Agree To Minor League Deal

The Braves and left-hander Martín Pérez have agreed to a minor league deal, reports Aram Leighton of Just Baseball. The Octagon client will presumably be in major league camp in spring training. Pérez, 35 in April, is coming off a mostly lost season due to injury. He signed a one-year, $5MM pact with the White Sox to serve as a veteran innings eater on the rebuilding club. That didn’t work out as the southpaw was on the injured list by mid-April…