The constant changes to the Atlanta Braves 25 man roster continue, as they have designated Brandon Synder for assignment.
The Atlanta Braves have made constant changes to their 25-man roster this season, shuffling players between the minors and major league club. The last-place Braves are in the middle of a painful rebuilding process. They have picked up a lot of players like Brandon Snyder, and when they have over-achieved, have in turn traded them for legitimate prospects.
Snyder, however, has struggled to produce at the major-league level. In 34 plate appearances in a Braves uniform prior to today and hit .182/.206/.515 with two home runs. The Braves in turn called up another reliever right handed Madison Younginer.
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The move comes at the heels of the Braves trading lefty-reliever Hunter Cervenka for two more legitimate prospects. The Braves have continued to pick up players for next to nothing from other organizations of on one year deals. If these players over-achieve, they have been swapped for legitimate prospects to help stock the Braves farm system and to continue to lower the payroll.
Snyder is an example of one of those players who didn’t pan out. While he had limited plate appearances, the time he was on the field he failed to put himself either on the Braves or other teams radars.
Being designated for assignment is rarely good for a player’s playing time chances for other teams. The fact that the Braves had no place for Snyder with their limited talent may signal the end of his short Major League career.
In all, Snyder has appeared in 107 games for various teams hitting a combine .232 with 7 homers and a .282 on base percentage. Snyder spent time with the Texas Rangers, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, and the Atlanta Braves.
His lack of defense or capitalizing on his power potential has made him a low upside player who seems to now headed for the minor leagues or at best yet another chance to prove himself as a legitimate pinch hit option. It is doubtful he will receive this opportunity after yet another failed attempt in Atlanta to establish himself as a major league hitter.