Left-hander Yusei Kikuchi and the LA Angels finalize a $63 million, 3-year contract
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TRAVIS D'ARNAUD
15 HR •
48 RBI •
.238 AVG
15 HR
48 RBI
.238 AVG
Gets two-year deal from Angels The Angels signed d'Arnaud to a two-year, $12 million contract Tuesday.
Impact Atlanta declined d'Arnaud's $8 million club option for 2025 last week, but the veteran catcher quickly found a multi-year pact with a new organization. It's not an ideal landing spot for fantasy since d'Arnaud will be second on the catching depth chart behind Logan O'Hoppe, but he could still play enough to be a viable option in deeper formats. D'Arnaud, who turns 36 in February, slashed .238/.302/.436 with 15 home runs over 99 regular-season games in 2024.
NOVEMBER 12 • ROTOWIRE
MLB Free Agent Signings List
MLB Free Agent SigningsNOVEMBER 9 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Soto among 13 free agents to receive $21.05 million qualifying offers. Cole staying with Yankees
Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and Willy Adames are among 13 free agents who have received $21.05 million qualifying offers from their former teamsNOVEMBER 5 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ozuna's $16 million option exercised by Braves, who turn down Jackson and d'Arnaud
Designated hitter Marcell Ozuna’s $16 million option for 2025 has been exercised by the Atlanta Braves, who have declined options on right-hander Luke Jackson and catcher Travis d’...NOVEMBER 4 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Free agent after option declined Atlanta declined d'Arnaud's $8 million club option for 2025 on Monday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
Impact President of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said last month that the team planned to exercise d'Arnaud's option, but evidently feelings changed since then. The emergence of catching prospect Drake Baldwin could have played into the club's decision, as Baldwin is viewed as nearly major-league ready and could potentially be paired with Sean Murphy in 2025. D'Arnaud, who turns 36 in February, should be able to land a starting job somewhere after slashing .238/.302/.436 with 15 home runs over 99 games in 2024.
NOVEMBER 4 • ROTOWIRE
Option will be picked up Atlanta president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos said Friday that the team plans to exercise d'Arnaud's $8 million club option for 2025, Grant McAuley of 92.9 The Game Atl...
Impact Between that and Sean Murphy's $15 million salary, Atlanta will be paying a healthy $23 million to its catching duo in 2025. D'Arnaud usurped Murphy as the club's preferred starter down the stretch this season and finished with a .238/.302/.436 batting line and 15 home runs in 2024. He and Murphy are likely to share the catching duties pretty evenly in 2025.
OCTOBER 4 • ROTOWIRE
Higashioka's homer starts rally as Padres beat Braves 5-4 to sweep NL Wild Card Series
Kyle Higashioka’s solo homer started a five-run rally against Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4...OCTOBER 3 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sitting for Game 2 D'Arnaud isn't in the lineup Wednesday for Game 2 of Atlanta's wild-card series against San Diego.
Impact After starting Game 1 of the series and going 1-for-4 with a double, d'Arnaud will now take a seat on the bench while Sean Murphy catches for Max Fried and bats eighth.
OCTOBER 2 • ROTOWIRE
Resting Sunday D'Arnaud is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Royals.
Impact D'Arnaud will get a breather Sunday after hitting a walk-off solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over Kansas City. Sean Murphy will start behind home plate and bat seventh.
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
Walk-off homer Saturday D'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Royals.
Impact D'Arnaud has had few big moments in September -- he's hitting just .163 (7-for-43) with two extra-base hits this month. The walk-off blast was his 15th homer of the year, making this the fourth season in his career he's reached that mark. The catcher has added a .236/.301/.439 slash line with 48 RBI, 39 runs scored, 16 doubles and one stolen base over 335 plate appearances. He has been evenly splitting time behind the dish with Sean Murphy lately.
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
Walk-off homer Saturday D'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Royals.
Impact D'Arnaud has had few big moments in September -- he's hitting just .163 (7-for-43) with two extra-base hits this month. The walk-off blast was his 15th homer of the year, making this the fourth season in his career in which he's reached that mark. The catcher has added a .236/.301/.439 slash line with 48 RBI, 39 runs scored, 16 doubles and one stolen base over 335 plate appearances. He has been splitting time evenly behind the dish with Sean Murphy lately.
SEPTEMBER 29 • ROTOWIRE
D'Arnaud hits a walk-off homer as Braves keep up their playoff push with a 2-1 win over Royals
Travis d’Arnaud hit a home run in the ninth inning and the Atlanta Braves kept up their postseason push with a 2-1 win over the playoff-bound Kansas City RoyalsSEPTEMBER 29 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Idle Friday D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Friday's game against Atlanta.
Impact D'Arnaud will take a seat for a second consecutive game, giving way to Sean Murphy behind the dish. D'Arnaud hasn't had a multi-hit game since Aug. 13.
SEPTEMBER 27 • ROTOWIRE
Not in Atlanta lineup D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets, Laura Albanese of Newsday reports.
Impact D'Arnaud started the series opener Tuesday, but he'll begin Wednesday's festivities on the bench. Sean Murphy is doing the catching for Atlanta and will bat eighth.
SEPTEMBER 25 • ROTOWIRE
Resting Sunday D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Marlins.
Impact D'Arnaud and Sean Murphy have been alternating turns behind the plate since the former returned from the paternity list Sept. 12. After d'Arnaud started at catcher and went 0-for-5 with four strikeouts in Saturday's 6-2 win, Murphy will enter the lineup Sunday.
SEPTEMBER 22 • ROTOWIRE
Giving way to Murphy on Wednesday D'Arnaud is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Reds.
Impact D'Arnaud has alternated starts behind the plate with Sean Murphy since the former returned from the paternity list last Thursday. Murphy will get the nod Wednesday after d'Arnaud went 1-for-4 with a walk in Tuesday's 6-5 loss.
SEPTEMBER 18 • ROTOWIRE
Absent from Atlanta lineup D'Arnaud is not in the lineup for Monday's contest versus the Dodgers.
Impact It will be Sean Murphy doing the catching for Atlanta on Monday. He and d'Arnaud wound up splitting the catching duties during the four-game series with two starts apiece.
SEPTEMBER 16 • ROTOWIRE
Back from paternity leave Atlanta reinstated d'Arnaud (personal) from the paternity list Thursday.
Impact D'Arnaud will rejoin Atlanta ahead of its four-game home series against the Dodgers that begins Friday after he missed each of the team's three games earlier this week while welcoming a new addition to his family. Atlanta optioned No. 3 catcher Chadwick Tromp to Triple-A Gwinnett to clear room on the 28-man active roster for d'Arnaud.
SEPTEMBER 12 • ROTOWIRE
Placed on paternity leave Atlanta placed d'Arnaud on the paternity list Monday.
Impact He will likely miss the next three games before rejoining the active roster for the weekend series against the Dodgers. Chadwick Tromp has joined the active roster in d'Arnaud's place and will back up Sean Murphy at catcher for the next few days.
SEPTEMBER 9 • ROTOWIRE
Not starting Sunday D'Arnaud is not in the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale against the Blue Jays.
Impact D'Arnaud will get a breather after going 2-for-8 with one run scored across the first two games of the series. Sean Murphy will start behind home plate and bat fifth against Toronto right-hander Yariel Rodriguez.
SEPTEMBER 8 • ROTOWIRE
Sitting Thursday D'Arnaud isn't in Atlanta's lineup for Thursday's game against the Rockies.
Impact D'Arnaud has seemingly taken over as Atlanta's primary option behind the plate, but he will take a seat Thursday while Sean Murphy catches for Reynaldo Lopez and bats sixth.
SEPTEMBER 5 • ROTOWIRE
Poaching playing time from Murphy D'Arnaud will start at catcher and bat fifth in Sunday's game against the Phillies.
Impact Atlanta's timeshare at catcher has tilted in favor of d'Arnaud lately, as he'll pick up his sixth start in nine games Sunday. D'Arnaud holds an 89-point edge in OPS (.774 to .685) over Murphy this season, and that disparity may be enough for the former to see the larger share of playing time behind the dish, despite the latter's bigger contract.
SEPTEMBER 1 • ROTOWIRE
Braves score 4 times in 10th to beat Twins 8-6
Matt Olson drove in the go-ahead run on a fielder’s choice, Travis d’Arnaud added an RBI single and Ramón Laureano put the game away with a two-run double as the Atlanta Braves sco...AUGUST 28 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Braves bash Twins starter Bailey Ober before storm delay and then breeze to 10-6 victory
Matt Olson hit a three-run homer and a two-run double in the first two innings against Bailey Ober before the game was stopped by a thunderstorm, and the Atlanta Braves beat the sp...AUGUST 27 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
