In a time of despair following the Braves 0-7 start, the Jesse Chavez saga offers a bit of comic relief. After being added to the active roster only to be designated for assignment a day later, the 41-year-old is back with the club on a minor-league deal.

Jesse Chavez is back with a Minor League contract. But you already knew that was going to happen.

— Mark Bowman (@mlbbowman) April 4, 2025

Jesse Chavez cleared waivers and actually initially elected free agency but is now back with the Braves for the second time this week, 7th time in four years, and 8th time in his career.

The Atlanta Braves just acquired Jesse Chavez for the

-2nd time this week
-7th time in 4 years
-8th time in his career pic.twitter.com/wY6Zd7Dasf

— Baseball Doesn't Exist (@BaseballDoesnt) April 4, 2025

While it’s a fun story and the Braves might actually need him later in the season, it’s more of a testament to how poorly constructed Atlanta’s bullpen is right now. The club’s general manager opted to ignore it this offseason, despite losing A.J. Minter and Joe Jimenez, and the Braves have already paid the price on multiple occasions. Now, Anthopoulos will be working tirelessly cycling through new faces until something sticks.

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