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The Atlanta Braves starting pitcher problem has gotten even worse, with Spencer Strider being put on the Injured List next to Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep. They need to get replacements fast, otherwise an injury-prone Chris Sale is their only reliable starter.
Luckily, there’s one star that wants off his current team, and could thrive in Atlanta. According to FanSided’s Zachary Rotman, that star is Athletics All-Star ace Luis Severino, who wants to stop playing half his games in a minor league stadium.
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“The Athletics need to add starting pitching and not trade it away, but it feels like the pairing with Luis Severino just hasn't worked from the start. It was strange that the penny-pinching A's of all teams were willing to pay him to begin with, and all that's happened since is Severino complaining about the conditions in Sacramento and pitching mostly poorly. Given his clear disdain for Sacramento and his contract (he's making $25 million this season and has a $22 million player option for 2027), the A's have reason to trade him, even if they're making a bad pitching staff worse in the process. The Braves might not covet him, but Severino has thrown at least 162 innings in each of the last two seasons, and while he struggled at home in 2025, he pitched well on the road, posting a 3.02 ERA away from Sacramento. He shouldn't cost much to acquire, and since the Braves are already saving money from Jurickson Profar's suspension, they have little excuse not to make a major addition,” Rotman wrote.
This past season, Severino posted a 8-11 record, a 4.54 ERA, 124 Ks, and a WHIP of 1.303 over 162 innings pitched. However, when he was on the road and not pitching in an AAA park, he posted a 6-2 record and a 3.04 ERA.
As for his contract, he’s on year two of a three-year, $67 million deal with the A’s, with the third year being a $22 million player option. If he does well with the Braves, he might opt out and ask for a long-term deal, and with the current state of their rotation, Atlanta doesn’t have much of a reason to say no.
Hopefully, Atlanta finds a way to make this deal, otherwise their dreams of contending might as well be forgotten about.
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