Braves re-sign Sessional reliever for three year, $26M deal, which put them as the favorite to win the 2024 World Series

Braves re-sign Sessional reliever for three year, $26M deal, which put them as the favorite to win the 2024 World Series

Pierce Johnson and Joe Jiménez, the two most effective free agents in the Braves’ bullpen, have returned.

The Atlanta Braves announced this morning that reliever Joe Jiménez has been re-signed to a three-year, $26 million contract.

Last November, Jiménez, 28, was acquired from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for prospect slugger Justyn-Henry Malloy. He pitched in 59 games for Atlanta in his rookie season, going 0-3 with a 3.04 ERA over 56.1 innings. He only gave up 14 walks while striking out 73.

Jiménez received $26 million over the course of the contract, with a salary of $8 million in 2024 and $9 million in both 2025 and 2026. Jiménez will donate 1% of his salary to the Atlanta Braves Foundation, as is customary for long-term agreements and free agency wages in Atlanta.

The combination of bringing back Jiménez and Pierce Johnson, who signed a two-year, $14.25 million contract with a club option for a third year last week, will go a long way toward helping the team.

The Braves now have five days to decide on the remainder of that group, with Kirby Yates and Collin McHugh having expensive club options and Brad Hand having a mutual option, following the completion of the postseason last night.

Congratulations to the Texas Rangers on winning the 2023 World Series, their first triumph in 52 years.

Now that the World Series is over, we can turn our attention to the 2024 MLB season, in which the Atlanta Braves are the early favorites to win the World Series.

Atlanta has the highest odds to win the World Series in 2024, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, with +600 odds. With +700, the Los Angeles Dodgers are second. At +800, the reigning champion Texas Rangers are the third-best pick.

Here’s the odds for the top 10 teams to win the 2024 World Series according to FanDuel

Atlanta Braves – +600
Los Angeles Dodgers – +700
Texas Rangers – +800
Houston Astros – +800
Philadelphia Phillies – +1000
Tampa Bay Rays – +1300
Toronto Blue Jays – +1600
New York Yankees – +1600
Minnesota Twins – +1800
San Diego Padres – +1800

World Series Wrap Up

The Texas Rangers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks in five games with a 5-0 win Wednesday night.

The Rangers topped the Rays 2-0 in the wildcard round, bested the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 in the ALDS, the Astros 4-3 in the ALCS, and the Diamondbacks 4-1 in the World Series.

Hats off to the Rangers for an impressive 13-4 run in the MLB postseason.