Michael Siani to the Braves

[cardstatman]

baseball america says these guys became minor league free agents
https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories ... ov-6-2025/

Memphis
Osvaldo Berrios
Zach Plesac
Jack Ralston
Curtis Taylor
Zack Weiss
Aaron Wilkerson
Tyler Matzek
Oddanier Mosqueda
Drew Rom
Gavin Collins

Springfield
Ricardo Velez
Darlin Moquete

Also these 4 were signed and will return for 2026
Andy Yerzy
Matt Lloyd
Ramon Mendoza
Hancel Rincon

[RunSup]

In addition to Siani and Thompson, the cardinals also removed Roddery Munoz and Anthony Veneziano.

37 players currently on the 40-man. 6 more to add to protect from Rule V draft according to Denton's article

Barring trade, next to get removed off the 40-man?
Nick Raquet
Jorge Alcala
John King
Chris Roycroft

To be added to the 40-man according to Denton:
Leonardo Bernal
Josh Baez
Brycen Mautz
Pete Hansen
Max Racjic
Cooper Hjerpe

Already on the 40-man: Hence, Roby, Robberse. Along with Hjerpe, all recovering from arm injuries/ surgeries

https://www.mlb.com/news/cardinals-make ... icle-share

So through some loophole Thompson is actually NOT being cut. Something about time on the IL.

Hmmm. Because the Cardinals "outrighted" him off the 40-man, Thompson elected free agency. The Braves just signed him. But they did not put him on their 40-man??

https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/zach-thompson-player

Edit: Here is an article that explains it better

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-outright-w ... icle-share

Thompson was put on outright waivers. Nobody claimed him in the time limit. Because he has 5 years experience, he had the right to declare free agency rather than being removed from the Cardinal 40-man. The Braves signed him and had the right to not add him to their 40-man if Thompson accepted that. Thompson did.

So Zach would rather be in the Braves system than the Cardinals. He was being passed by other injured LHP here I guess.

That appears to be a different Zach Thompson.

[url]https://x.com/dgoold/status/19869020348 ... w&s=19/url]

My bad. So many Zach / Zack Thompsons, so little time.

Our Zack Thompson is still a Cardinal and outrighted to the AAA roster.

[Carp4Cy]

In addition to Siani and Thompson, the cardinals also removed Roddery Munoz and Anthony Veneziano.

37 players currently on the 40-man. 6 more to add to protect from Rule V draft according to Denton's article

Barring trade, next to get removed off the 40-man?
Nick Raquet
Jorge Alcala
John King
Chris Roycroft

To be added to the 40-man according to Denton:
Leonardo Bernal
Josh Baez
Brycen Mautz
Pete Hansen
Max Racjic
Cooper Hjerpe

Already on the 40-man: Hence, Roby, Robberse. Along with Hjerpe, all recovering from arm injuries/ surgeries

https://www.mlb.com/news/cardinals-make ... icle-share

So through some loophole Thompson is actually NOT being cut. Something about time on the IL.

Hmmm. Because the Cardinals "outrighted" him off the 40-man, Thompson elected free agency. The Braves just signed him. But they did not put him on their 40-man??

https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/zach-thompson-player

Edit: Here is an article that explains it better

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-outright-w ... icle-share

Thompson was put on outright waivers. Nobody claimed him in the time limit. Because he has 5 years experience, he had the right to declare free agency rather than being removed from the Cardinal 40-man. The Braves signed him and had the right to not add him to their 40-man if Thompson accepted that. Thompson did.

So Zach would rather be in the Braves system than the Cardinals. He was being passed by other injured LHP here I guess.

That appears to be a different Zach Thompson.

[url]https://x.com/dgoold/status/19869020348 ... w&s=19/url]

My bad. So many Zach / Zack Thompsons, so little time.

Our Zack Thompson is still a Cardinal and outrighted to the AAA roster.

Is he still projected to spend a lot more time on the minor-league DL?

[RunSup]

, the cardinals also removed Roddery Munoz and Anthony Veneziano.

37 players currently on the 40-man. 6 more to add to protect from Rule V draft according to Denton's article

Barring trade, next to get removed off the 40-man?
Nick Raquet
Jorge Alcala
John King
Chris Roycroft

To be added to the 40-man according to Denton:
Leonardo Bernal
Josh Baez
Brycen Mautz
Pete Hansen
Max Racjic
Cooper Hjerpe

Already on the 40-man: Hence, Roby, Robberse. Along with Hjerpe, all recovering from arm injuries/ surgeries

https://www.mlb.com/news/cardinals-make ... icle-share

So through some loophole Thompson is actually NOT being cut. Something about time on the IL.

Hmmm. Because the Cardinals "outrighted" him off the 40-man, Thompson elected free agency. The Braves just signed him. But they did not put him on their 40-man??

https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/zach-thompson-player

Edit: Here is an article that explains it better

https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-outright-w ... icle-share

Thompson was put on outright waivers. Nobody claimed him in the time limit. Because he has 5 years experience, he had the right to declare free agency rather than being removed from the Cardinal 40-man. The Braves signed him and had the right to not add him to their 40-man if Thompson accepted that. Thompson did.

So Zach would rather be in the Braves system than the Cardinals. He was being passed by other injured LHP here I guess.

That appears to be a different Zach Thompson.

[url]https://x.com/dgoold/status/19869020348 ... w&s=19/url]

My bad. So many Zach / Zack Thompsons, so little time.

Our Zack Thompson is still a Cardinal and outrighted to the AAA roster.

Is he still projected to spend a lot more time on the minor-league DL?

https://www.rotowire.com/baseball/headl ... e-a-989208

This says unclear whether Thompson will be ready for spring training. He's off the 40-man fir now