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The Atlanta Braves, one day after acquiring pitcher Erick Fedde from the St. Louis Cardinals, have acquired another starter to boost their ailing rotation.
Carlos Carrasco, 38, is years removed from being the pitcher who garnered Cy Young Award votes in two separate seasons with the Cleveland Guardians. He was pitching for the New York Yankees’ Triple-A affiliate, and had a 5.91 ERA in eight big-league appearances (six starts) in 2025.
The Yankees have traded Carlos Carrasco to the Braves for a PTBNL or cash.
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But he’ll become a valuable innings-eater in Atlanta, which sends a player to be named later or cash to New York in exchange for Carrasco.
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The trade comes three days before the 6 p.m. ET deadline on Thursday. Jack Curry of the YES Network was first to report the deal on Twitter/X Monday.
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Carrasco was 4-2 with a 3.27 ERA for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders of the International League. He is 112-105 with a 4.18 ERA in 332 games (283 starts) for the Guardians, New York Mets, and New York Yankees since his 2009 debut.
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