Yankees right-hander Osvaldo Bido has been claimed off waivers by the Braves, per bulletins from each golf equipment. Atlanta positioned left-hander Joey Wentz on the 60-day IL to create a spot on the 40-man roster. Wentz suffered a torn ACL halfway via spring coaching and is anticipated to overlook the 2026 season.
This marks the second time since final season concluded that Atlanta has acquired Bido. They additionally plucked him off waivers from the A’s again in early December. That declare set off a collection of transactions in what went on to develop into one of the crucial whirlwind winters any participant has skilled in current reminiscence. Bido went from the A’s, to the Braves, to the Rays, to the Marlins, to Angels, to the Yankees in a dizzying sequence of DFAs and waiver claims. Hopefully for his sake, at this time’s return to an Atlanta group in dire want of innings is the final transfer for a while.
Bido has had a strong spring with the Yankees, tossing seven innings and holding opponents to a run on 5 hits and three walks. He’s been working one-inning stints with New York however has labored as a starter and swingman in current seasons with the Pirates and Athletics.
Bido spent seven seasons within the Pirates system earlier than making his MLB debut as a 27-year-old in 2023. He’s spent the previous two seasons with the A’s. Listed at a wiry 6’3″ and 175 kilos, he’s pitched 193 2/3 innings within the majors and pitched to a 5.07 earned run common. It’s been a roller-coaster run, with poor numbers in ’23, sturdy output in ’24 and extra struggles in ’25. Overall, metrics like SIERA (4.60) and FIP (4.67) view him a bit extra favorably, however Bido has usually pitched like a swingman or sixth starter.
Bido averages 94.7 mph on his four-seamer and sinker alike. He’s solely a bit worse than common when it comes to strikeout charge (20.9%) and stroll charge (9.6%), however residence runs had been a significant concern in 2025. Bido is an excessive fly-ball pitcher, and a 2024 season spent pitching residence video games within the cavernous Oakland Coliseum throughout the Athletics’ remaining season there handled him nicely; conversely, a transfer to West Sacramento’s Sutter Health Park, which performed like an absolute launching pad, did Bido no favors. He served up 13 massive flies in solely 44 1/3 residence innings this previous season, in comparison with simply six on the street (35 1/3 innings).
The Braves entered camp skinny on rotation depth and have seen their restricted inventory of arms ravaged by harm. In addition to Wentz’s ACL tear, right-handers Spencer Schwellenbach and Hurston Waldrep each required elbow surgical procedure to take away unfastened our bodies. Fellow righty Spencer Strider was identified with an indirect pressure simply this week and can open the season on the injured listing.
Atlanta will open the season with Chris Sale, Reynaldo Lopez and Grant Holmes locked into rotation spots. Lopez pitched solely as soon as final yr as a consequence of shoulder surgical procedure. Holmes suffered a UCL tear final summer season and rehabbed with out surgical procedure. Sale’s harm historical past is well-known.
Righty Bryce Elder and lefty José Suarez are each out of minor league choices and each anticipated to fill out the rotation, although the crew hasn’t formally mentioned as a lot. Non-roster veteran Martín Pérez appears to at the least nonetheless be into account. Bido, like Elder and Suarez, is out of minor league choices. He’s now in sturdy place to interrupt camp in a swing function, giving Atlanta a bit of additional depth.
