Braves News: Atlanta Acquires Jorge Soler And Luke Jackson, Reynaldo Lopez Remains Day-to-Day, More

On the field on Monday, the Braves experienced another frustrating loss in the series opener against the Brewers.

Off the field, Alex Anthopoulos is bringing back a few familiar names, including outfielder Jorge Soler to help address some of the offensive needs the Braves have. The Braves acquired Soler and Luke Jackson from the Giants while sending Tyler Matzek back to the Giants in the trade. Beyond the offensive potential of Soler, the Braves also managed to keep the prospect cost at a minimum by taking on nearly all of Soler’s contact. This could allow the Braves to make additional moves on Tuesday.

The addition of Soler may seem odd as he is mainly a DH and he is owed significant money over each of the next two seasons. However, Soler is a good source of getting on base that also offers tremendous power potential. While he has not been as good in 2024 as he was in 2023, he has been producing excellent offense in July. As a result, Anthopolous really enjoys bringing back names that have previous success on his teams. And in Soler, he know adds another impact bat that has added value both in the regular season and the playoffs.

Braves News

The other significant, and very positive, news of the day was Reynaldo Lopez having a clean MRI after his injury scare on Sunday. Brian Snitker added Lopez could even make his next start.

To continue the positive vibes, the Braves will be back on Comcast on August 1st.

The Braves brought Darius Vines back to Atlanta early on Monday. However, after pitching in the game against the Brewers, Vines was designated for assignment as part of the acquisition of Soler and Jackson.

Atlanta is one of several teams that have been connected to having interest in acquiring White Sox starter Garrett Crochet.

Jeff Passan breaks down the Braves acquisition of Soler, as they attempt to recapture the magic that resulted in their 2021 World Series title.

Justin Toscano looks at an emotional day for Grant Holmes, who made his first start in the big leagues on Monday. Toscano also provides more details on Soler returning to Atlanta.

Mark Bowman suggests the Braves are putting faith in Soler finding similar success this season as he did in 2021 with Atlanta.

David Obrien provides more details on the trade, and how Atlanta truly is getting the band back together from 2021.

MLB News

The Astros acquired starter Yusei Kikuchi from the Blue Jays on Monday.

Milwaukee continued to strengthen its pitching staff by trading for Reds starter Frankie Months.

The Dodgers were busy on Monday, landing both Tommy Edman in a three team deal and trading for Amed Rosario for a second straight season.

Bobby Witt Jr. continued his incredible second half of the season with a Grand Slam in the Royals win on Monday.

Paul Skenes produced his 100th strikeout on Monday in historic fashion, the latest proof of how incredible his rookie season has been.

The Pirates, Yankees, and Astros remain interested in Rays first baseman Yandy Díaz.

The White Sox appear unlikely to move star outfielder Luis Robert at the Trade Deadline.

The Pirates acquired Jalen Beeks from the Rockies and Nick Yorke from Boston.

The Mariners traded for Justin Turner from the Blue Jays.

The Guardians traded for outfielder Lane Thomas from the Nationals.

The Royals traded for starter Michael Lorenzen from the Rangers.