Former Stanford Right-Hander Getting Shot with the Atlanta Braves

At the very least, Atlanta should figure out why he's been so successful against them this season while having his troubles against some of the other clubs in the league. Maybe he knows something that they need to address internally.

Landing with Atlanta should also be beneficial for Quantrill, as the Braves have a knack for helping pitchers achieve their ceilings. There haven't been too many trades they've been involved in where they've included a pitcher heading out of their system and that pitcher has turned into a big-time arm.

So the fact that they have targeted Quantrill could be a good sign for his career, if he's able to figure some things out down the stretch of the 2025 campaign. It could also speak to the team's need for arms that can provide innings with so many injuries up and down the roster this season.

Quantrill was originally selected by the San Diego Padres with that eighth overall pick, and made his big-league debut with them in 2019. He was then traded to Cleveland in 2020 in a huge nine-player deal between the two clubs, with Josh Naylor and Austin Hedges being the big names headed to the Guardians, and Mike Clevinger the big piece headed to San Diego.

He pitched well in Cleveland up until his final year with the club, where he held a 5.24 ERA, and he ended up getting designated for assignment, and then traded to the Colorado Rockies. He had a 4.98 ERA with the Rox, pitching slightly better at Coors Field than on the road, before he was non-tendered last winter.

One thing to keep an eye on in these last few outings with Atlanta will be his home run rate. While he hasn't given up an absurd number of long balls, he has allowed 17 of them this season, good for an 11.6% home run to fly ball rate. The ballpark in Miami is also more of a pitcher friendly place.

According to Statcast, he would have given up 16 home runs if all of the batted balls he'd given up were in Miami, while he'd have allowed 21 in Atlanta by the same measure. It's a subtle difference, but certainly something to keep an eye on.

From September 1-3, the Braves will be facing the Chicago Cubs on the road, with Quantrill potentially being lined up to face his former teammate on the 2016 Stanford baseball team, Nico Hoerner. Unfortunately, Quantrill missed that season as he recovered from Tommy John surgery, but he was still on The Farm.