Thornburg is coming off Tommy John Surgery and will try to win a bullpen spot
The Braves have signed veteran right-handed reliever Tyler Thornburg to a one-year non-guaranteed deal worth $900,000, the club announced Wednesday afternoon.
Thornburg, who has not pitched since the Covid-shortened 2020 campaign, underwent Tommy John Surgery in September 2020 and has frequently dealt with injury problems since a breakout year in 2016 with Milwaukee. He was quite good in that season, striking out nearly one-third of the batters he faced while posting a 2.