Drew Smyly

Thanks to everyone that sent in questions for this week’s mailbag! Let’s get right to it. It seems like Johan Camargo is being used purely as a depth piece. Barring an injury situation, it doesn’t seem likely that he will see much playing time in the majors. What does he need to do to improve his stock? And what level of interest might he draw on the trade market?

The Braves were able to pull out the victory Tuesday night over the Phillies, but once again, it wasn’t because of Drew Smyly, whose struggles this season continued. The lefty was only able to make it through 4.1 innings, allowing three runs, two of which were earned, on five hits and three walks without recording a strikeout. It certainly wasn’t the worst outing of the season, but it was yet another underwhelming performance for one of the Braves’ most significant free-agent signings from this past offseason, and it’s time to cut the cord — at least as a starter.

Smyly allowed three runs (two earned) on five hits and three walks over 4.1 innings during Tuesday's 9-5 win over the Phillies. He had zero strikeouts and didn't factor in the decision. The 31-year-old threw 48 of 80 pitches for strikes and generated only five swinging strikes. Smyly is winless...

It seems though the calendar turned from May to June, the Braves fortunes remained the same. Despite a successful start and injury concerns with Stephen Strasburg, the Braves once again could not hold onto a big lead and unfortunately ended up experiencing rather disappointing loss. This has been the unfortunate theme for many games for Braves this season, and basically, for the season as a whole.

Drew Smyly continued his up and down 2021 season with the Atlanta Braves Wednesday night, as he allowed 7 earned runs in 5 1/3 innings in a loss to the Boston Red Sox. So far, his time as an Atlanta Braves starter has been somewhat underwhelming. On the year, he is 2-2 with a 5.11 ERA in seven games (via Baseball Reference). A vast contrast to what Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos told the Associated Press he was hoping for when he signed Smyly to a one year, $11 million contract:

Smyly (2-3) took the loss Wednesday, coughing up seven runs on five hits and a walk over 5.1 innings as Atlanta fell 9-5 to the Red Sox. He struck out four. The night got progressively worse for the lefty as it went on -- Boston scored one run in the second inning and two in the fourth before things completely fell apart in the sixth. The disaster snapped a streak of three straight quality starts for Smyly, but he's been incredibly volatile all year, and in his eight outings he has four quality starts and four in which he got tagged for at least five earned runs. He'll carry a 5.95 ERA, fueled by a 2.76 HR/9, and a 37:14 K:BB through 42.1 innings into his next start.

For the second-straight time, lefty Drew Smyly failed to get past the 4th inning in a start for the Braves as the 31-year-old was knocked around to the tune of six runs — five earned — in Atlanta’s 13-5 loss to Toronto on Friday night. Despite a solid start to the outing, featuring a pair of strikeouts through the first pair of innings, Smyly’s effectiveness once again went downhill… and in a hurry. By the time his night ended — after just 84 pitches — Smyly’s final line was ugly (4 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 3 HR).

Is it time for Atlanta Braves fans to panic over Drew Smyly?. The Atlanta Braves brought veteran lefty Drew Smyly in this offseason as a fairly pricey free agent with an $11 million deal for just this season. Thus far, like most of the rest of the roster, Smyly has...

As expected, the Atlanta Braves activated left-hander Drew Smyly from the 10-day injured list and he will start Saturday night’s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks. To make room on the active roster, Atlanta optioned infielder Sean Kazmar to the alternate training site. The Braves also activated outfielder Cristian Pache from the injured list and optioned him to the alternate training site as well.

Smyly (0-1) allowed six runs (five earned) on six hits and two walks while striking out four across four innings to take the loss Sunday against the Diamondbacks. Smyly did not have a good afternoon Sunday, making his first start in game two of the doubleheader since being reinstated from the 10-day injured list. Three different Diamondbacks' players went deep off him, including two in the first inning. The 31-year-old is struggling in his first three starts with a 7.20 ERA. The good news is that he has issued only three walks in 15 innings.

Smyly (forearm) has been reinstated from the 10-day injured list ahead of his scheduled start against Arizona on Saturday. Smyly missed just one turn through the rotation due to left forearm inflammation. The southpaw will make his third start of the year Saturday after he posted a 5.73 ERA and 0.91 WHIP in 11 innings across his first two outings of the 2021 campaign.

More bad luck for the Braves’ pitching staff as the club announced they recalled Kyle Wright from the alternate site as Drew Smyly heads to the 10-day IL. Max Fried, Mike Soroka, and Drew Smyly are now all on the IL, and what was once a strength is being neutralized by injuries. Hopefully, it isn’t that big of a deal, but injuries to arms are never a good thing for pitchers. Atlanta decided to bring Kyle Wright up from the alternate site for the game today, which wasn’t who I’d expect them to.