Richard Rodriguez traded to Atlanta

July 30, 2021

Pittsburgh Pirates – The Pirates have traded Richard Rodriguez to the Braves. David Bednar is the likely closer in his absence.

Updated hierarchy: Bednar | Stratton | Keller.

Atlanta Braves – It’s not immediately clear what role Richard Rodriguez will have with Atlanta, but he’s got better numbers than Will Smith to this point. We’ll put the two of them in a committee for now and see how the Braves approach things.

Updated hierarchy: *Smith | Rodriguez | Martin.
* = closer-by-committee