Alex Anthopoulos and the Atlanta Braves are still on the hunt for bench upgrades. Atlanta agreed to a minor league deal with Phil Gosselin earlier Saturday and now have signed former Orioles infielder Pat Valaika per a report by MLB Network’s Jon Heyman.
Valaika spent the last two seasons with the Orioles. He appeared in 91 games in 2021 hitting .201/.250/.290 in 281 plate appearances. Valaika is a versatile defender who hasn’t had much success at the plate as his career line of .221/.264/.378 with a 62 wRC+ suggests.
The Braves are currently thin on infield depth with Orlando Arcia the only reserve infielder currently on the 40-man roster.