Atlanta Braves' Offseason Acquisition Joins Rare Group of Team History Over Last 30 Years

The Atlanta Braves' signing of pitcher Reynaldo Lopez over the winter may turn out to be one of the best moves of the entire offseason.

Having served as a reliever nearly exclusively since 2022, the Braves said they wanted to utilize Lopez as a starter, and that's worked out to historic proportions.

Per @JayHayKid of the "Baseball is Dead" podcast:

Braves pitchers with sub-2 ERAs through the first 11 starts of a season, Wild Card Era:

Reynaldo López (2024)
Bryce Elder (2023)
Michael Soroka (2019)
Shelby Miller (2015)
Julio Teheran (2014)
Brandon Beachy (2012)
Jair Jurrjens (2011)
Tom Glavine (2002)
Greg Maddux (1995, 97)