<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-ian-anderson-receives-devastating-injury-blow');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves’ Ian Anderson receives devastating injury blow');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Braves-news-Ian-Anderson-receives-devastating-injury-blow.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves’ Ian Anderson receives devastating injury blow</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-11T09:27:40-07:00">April 11th, 9:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-11T09:27:40-07:00">April 11th, 9:27am</time><address><a>Matt Wadleigh</a>Matthew Wadleigh was born and raised in Oceanside and resides in Fresno. He lives with his wife and two dogs. He is a huge Southern California sports fan and a retired member of the Fresno State drumline.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-sean-murphy-awesome-walk-off-braves-fans" rel="noopener">Atlanta Braves</a> entered the 2023 MLB season with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-3-reasons-why-atlanta-will-win-2023-world-series" rel="noopener">World Series expectations</a>. Through the first couple of weeks, the buzz is still there with a promising start. But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-atlantas-travis-darnaud-plan-concussion-padres" rel="noopener">injuries have piled up</a> for Atlanta, and now Ian Anderson is going to <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffPassan/status/1645819221962547202" rel="noopener">miss</a> the entire 2023 season while undergoing Tommy John surgery, per Jeff Passan of ESPN.</p><p>‘Atlanta Braves right-hander Ian Anderson will undergo Tommy John surgery, sources tell me and @kileymcd. After a difficult 2022 season, Anderson started the year at AAA and struggled in his first start before being diagnosed with a torn UCL. He’s expected to return in 2024.’</p><p>Ian Anderson began the year in Triple-A but was expected to come to the majors at some point, so this is a tough blow for the Braves going forward. Anderson joins a long list of injured Atlanta players, including Travis d’Arnaud, Collin McHugh, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-max-fried-leaves-opening-day-start-hamstring-injury" rel="noopener">Max Fried</a>, Huascar Ynoa, Tyler Matzek, and Raisel Iglesias.</p><p>Anderson went 10-6 with the Braves last season with a 5.00 ERA in 22 games, so he was a very useful addition to the roster. While Tommy John surgery is always a long recovery time, the good news is that he is expected to be ready to go for the 2024 season.</p><p>The Braves still have a top-end rotation with Spencer Strider, Charlie Morton, and Kyle Wright until Max Fried and Huascar Ynoa return, so they still boast one of the best rosters in the MLB.</p><p>The question is, can they sustain a lengthy injury report to get to the World Series? Only time will tell.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves’ Ian Anderson receives devastating injury blow

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/braves-news-mike-soroka-drops-truth-bomb-on-best-friend-ian-anderson-before-spring-training-battle');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves ace Mike Soroka drops truth bomb on ‘best friend’ Ian Anderson before Spring Training battle');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/braves-news-mike-soroka-drops-truth-bomb-on-best-friend-ian-anderson-before-spring-training-battle.jpg"></figure><h1>Braves ace Mike Soroka drops truth bomb on ‘best friend’ Ian Anderson before Spring Training battle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-27T10:14:23-08:00">January 27th, 10:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-27T10:14:23-08:00">January 27th, 10:14am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard has been a writer for ClutchPoints for around a year now, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, and Gaming. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball. He's also working on his BS Mathematics degree.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves have one hell of a pitching rotation. Max Fried, who is coming off of a Cy Young-worthy season, leads the list. Behind him are a crew of excellent arms: Kyle Wright, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-spencer-striders-wild-thing-inspiration-behind-number-change" rel="noopener">Spencer Strider</a>, and the reliable Charlie Morton. However, that final slot is up for grabs after Jake Odorizzi’s departure. Two names are set to battle for that spot: Mike Soroka and Ian Anderson. Despite this battle, Soroka revealed that he’s best friends with Anderson, but acknowledges that <a href="https://www.mlb.com/news/mike-soroka-and-ian-anderson-competing-for-braves-rotation" rel="noopener">they’ll need to do battle</a> to earn that rotation spot, per Mark Bowman.</p><p>“[Ian is] definitely my best friend on the team (Braves),” Mike Soroka said. “We’ve been together for a long time. It’s ironic that we had never played together before being at Triple-A last year. I think we’re both fairly mature and understanding that we’re both going to do what we need to do. We both wish the best for each other.”</p><p>Mike Soroka’s career with the Braves has unfortunately been marred with injury after injury. After three successful seasons in Atlanta, the ace pitcher suffered two Achilles tears, ending his 2021 and 2022 seasons prematurely. Anderson, on the other hand, has been a constant on the Atlanta pitching staff, though he’s shifted from starter to relief pitcher over time.</p><p>The Braves saw their title defense season <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/leaves-little-sour-taste-braves-kyle-wright-feeling-sting-phillies-playoff-elimination" rel="noopener">end prematurely</a> when they lost to the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS. Can the former champions bring out one more epic performance and win it all this season? Their World Series chance may hinge on whoever gets the call for the final rotation spot.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves ace Mike Soroka drops truth bomb on ‘best friend’ Ian Anderson before Spring Training battle

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brian Snitker’s message to Ian Anderson after demotion from Braves');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/jpg.jpeg"></figure><h1>Brian Snitker’s message to Ian Anderson after demotion from Braves</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-07T11:25:16-07:00">August 7th, 11:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-07T12:02:52-07:00">August 7th, 12:02pm</time><address><a>Karl Rasmussen</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves made the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-atlanta-makes-ian-anderson-move-amid-massive-struggles/">surprising decision to demote Ian Anderson</a> to Triple-A on Sunday. Anderson has struggled throughout the season and with the Braves in a key stretch of the season, they needed to make a move in order to stay within reach of the NL East-leading Mets. Manager Brian Snitker broke the news to Anderson on Sunday morning and now his message to the struggling starter has been revealed, <a href="https://twitter.com/DOBrienATL/status/1556336400391446528">via David O’Brien of The Athletic.</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Snitker told Ian Anderson this morning that he’d been optioned. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Braves?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Braves</a> needed a fresh arm after past couple days in NYC, and they need Anderson to get straightened out for the stretch drive and postseason. Snit assured him he’s big part of the plans going forward.</p><p>— David O'Brien (@DOBrienATL) <a href="https://twitter.com/DOBrienATL/status/1556336400391446528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>O’Brien reports that Snitker told Anderson that he’d be getting demoted, explaining that the Braves were in dire need of a “fresh arm” after some rough outings in Queens against the Mets. With Anderson struggling to produce, the Braves are hoping they can give him a mental reset and get his issues straightened out with a stint in the minors.</p><p>While he won’t be with the team for the time being, Snitker indicated that Anderson is still in the team’s plans for the postseason, which suggests that this move is temporary. If Anderson can right the ship at Triple-A, there’s a strong chance fans will see him in some capacity before the end of the year.</p><p>In a corresponding move, the Braves recalled Huascar Ynoa from Triple-A.</p><p>Anderson has a 9-6 record in 2022 but has recorded a 5.22 ERA throughout his first 21 starts. With a 1.543 WHIP, Anderson was struggling to keep runners off the base paths and wasn’t racking up strikeouts either, registering just 93 throughout 105.2 innings on the mound. His 53 walks are tied with Dylan Cease for the most in MLB, another worrying sign for the third-year starter.</p><p>Anderson was effective in each of his first two big-league seasons. He maintained a 1.95 ERA across six starts in 2020 and had a 3.58 ERA across 24 starts in 2021. <a href="http://fanatics.93n6tx.net/QOrGV3" rel="noopener">Atlanta</a> was hoping Anderson would play a big role for the Braves in 2022, but he has failed to live up to expectations thus far, culminating in his demotion back down to the minors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brian Snitker’s message to Ian Anderson after demotion from Braves

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Braves make Ian Anderson move amid massive struggles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Braves-Ian-Anderson.jpeg"></figure><h1>Braves make Ian Anderson move amid massive struggles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-08-07T09:28:35-07:00">August 7th, 9:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-08-07T09:28:35-07:00">August 7th, 9:28am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Marist College '22 | earned my stripes at TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As the Atlanta Braves look to bounce back to two losses against the New York Mets, pitcher Ian Anderson will be heading down to the Triple-A level.</p><p>The Braves announced the 24-year-old Anderson’s demotion amid several moves. Guillermo Heredia will join Anderson on the Gwinnett Stripers while pitcher Huascar Ynoa and catcher Chadwick Tromp will head up to Atlanta.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Braves?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Braves</a> today recalled RHP Huascar Ynoa to Atlanta, selected C Chadwick Tromp to the major league roster, and optioned RHP Ian Anderson and OF Guillermo Heredia to Triple-A Gwinnett.</p><p>— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) <a href="https://twitter.com/Braves/status/1556306892577804293?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>After posting a 3.58 ERA last season, Ian Anderson has a 5.11 ERA to his name in 105.2 innings this season. The 53 bases on balls he has allowed leads MLB. Although his FIP is just 4.24, his sky-high walk rate and dismal performances as of late have officially gotten him kicked out of the rotation.</p><p>In his last eight starts, which have collectively spanned 35.1 innings, he has allowed 26 runs, each of which has been earned. Hitters going against him have compiled 44 hits, 34 strikeouts, 21 walks and three home runs. Although his poor performances have not always derailed the Braves’ chances of winning, the team simply needs more from its pitching rotation as they chase New York, who leads the NL East by 5.5 games.</p><p>The 24-year-old Ynoa will join Atlanta newcomer Jake Odorizzi, who was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb-news-braves-astros-make-big-league-swap-ahead-of-mlb-trade-deadline/">acquired at the trade deadline</a>, to help the Braves as they look to repeat as champions. Tromp will fill in for Travis d’Arnaud, who injured his right leg against the Mets. The X-rays are <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinCToscano/status/1556113909622489089?s=20&amp;t=jKCS5pdR0Bm7b5Ohxm9nEA">negative</a> and the All-Star is listed as day-to-day.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Braves make Ian Anderson move amid massive struggles

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'The reason Ian Anderson was pulled from no-hit bid, per Braves manager Brian Snitker');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/image_2021-10-30_140711.png"></figure><h1>The reason Ian Anderson was pulled from no-hit bid, per Braves manager Brian Snitker</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-10-29T23:08:38-07:00">October 29th, 11:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-10-29T23:08:38-07:00">October 29th, 11:08pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Braves took a 2-1 lead over the Houston Astros in the World Series.</p><p>The ‘Stros were shut out from the scoreboard thanks in large part to Braves starter Ian Anderson. The rookie pitcher tossed a no-hitter through five innings and looked like he had plenty more left in the tank.</p><p>But with just 76 pitches thrown, Braves manager Brian Snitker surprisingly pulled the plug on Ian Anderson. Anderson would have been facing the Astros lineup for the third time to start the sixth inning.</p><p>The Braves skipper spoke on the decision, which he admitted was partly just based on his own judgement.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/MarlyRiveraESPN/status/1454300502183841801">Via</a> ESPN’s Marly Rivera:</p><blockquote>“He wasn’t going to pitch a 9-inning no-hitter. I went with my eyes, my gut. It could have backfired I guess. I thought in a game of this magnitude, he had done his job.” –Brian Snitker on pulling Ian Anderson with a no-hitter through 5 IP</blockquote><p>Fans on Twitter were clearly not enthused by the decision to sub out the Braves pitcher, which was highly likely to be based on analytics.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">What an absolutely TERRIBLE move by Snitker to pull Ian Anderson after just 5 innings and just 76 pitches and NO HITS with potentially 2 bullpen games coming.</p><p>— Taylor Hinson (@jtaylorhinson) <a href="https://twitter.com/jtaylorhinson/status/1454271186230198273?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 30, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">There's a myriad of reasons why baseball is dying, but analytics making the Braves pull Ian Anderson after 76 pitches in the middle of a No Hitter in the World Series is pretty fuckin' high on the list.</p><p>— Upstate Federalist (@upstatefederlst) <a href="https://twitter.com/upstatefederlst/status/1454273265879461890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 30, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">So Ian Anderson pitches 5 scoreless innings and you pull him? </p><p>Analytics. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#WorldSeries</a> <a href="https://t.co/4QQaAH8tRJ" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/4QQaAH8tRJ</a></p><p>— Alec Nolan (@AlecKTVZ) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlecKTVZ/status/1454272834708992000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 30, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>But with the Braves coming out on top with a 2-0 victory, Brian Snitker and Co. probably aren’t regretting their decision one bit. The Astros did muster a couple of hits, but were unable to drive them in.</p><p>Ian Anderson still made history in his start, becoming the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/braves-news-ian-anderson-sets-world-series-record-not-seen-since-1912-with-stellar-outing/">first rookie in over a century</a> to pitch a no-hitter through five. That’s not a bad consolation prize for his hard work at all.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/ian_anderson15?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@ian_anderson15</a> is the first rookie with 5 no-hit frames in a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldSeries?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">#WorldSeries</a> game since 1912. 🤯</p><p>📺: <a href="https://twitter.com/MLBONFOX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@MLBONFOX</a> <a href="https://t.co/SBxNfk3TIT" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/SBxNfk3TIT</a></p><p>— MLB (@MLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1454268869934264324?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">October 30, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>If the series extends to a Game 6 or 7, we’ll very likely see Ian Anderson draw another start for the Atlanta Braves. Maybe he can chase his no-hitter then as long as he can sweet talk Brian Snitker beforehand.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
22	6.14	8	1.77	0

2023 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	WINS
22	6.14	8	1.77	0

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