Hoo boy, the hits just keep on coming, don’t they?
The Braves have been busy all day and they just got one more late-night move done before the clock strikes midnight here on the first day of spring training. Joe Jiménez has already been sidelined for quite some time now and he’ll be sidelined for a bit longer to start the 2026 season.
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The Braves have announced that Jiménez will be heading to the 60-Day IL with a “left atricular cartilage injury.”
Jiménez has not pitched for the Braves since September 30, 2024 which is when he pitched a scoreless inning against the Mets. He ended up having surgery on his knee that ended up costing hin the entire 2025 season and unfortunately it appears that he’ll be missing for a chunk of the 2026 season as well.
Fortunately for the Braves, they have fortified their bullpen a bit so that they should be able to withstand this loss for the time being. With that being said, it might be time to wonder if Jiménez will be the same once he does eventually return from this injury. It’s definitely been a long, winding and seemingly frustrating road back to the mound and he’s still got a ways to go before he can get back
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In other news, Brett Wisely is back with the Braves as they announced his return in the same tweet as the one announcing that Jiménez would be starting the season on the IL. Wisely ended the 2025 season with the Braves organization and just last month Atlanta had traded him to the Rays for Ken Waldichuk.
One month later, Waldichuk is now with the Nationals and Wisely is back with the Braves. Atlanta’s likely trying to stock up on infield depth for spring training, which would probably explain why they’ve decided to bring him back into the fold. Wisely finished his first stint with the Braves having played just two games with Triple-A Gwinnett and it wouldn’t be shocking if that’s where he starts 2026 as well.
So there you have it: A trade essentially gets undone and a pitcher who has been out for a significant amount of time already is now set to miss even more time. Today’s been a doozy, y’all.
