{"id":110688,"date":"2025-12-11T19:01:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=110688"},"modified":"2025-12-11T19:01:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:01:47","slug":"braves-ink-reliever-robert-suarez-three-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/12\/11\/braves-ink-reliever-robert-suarez-three-year-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Braves Ink Reliever Robert Suarez to Three-Year Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Atlanta Braves and reliever <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/suarero01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Suarez<\/a> are closing in on a three-year, $45 million contract. ESPN&#8217;s Jeff Passan was first on the news. Suarez, one of the top relievers on the market, goes to a team looking to add payroll this offseason.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_99752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99752\" style=\"width: 845px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-99752\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25888144_168403884_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"845\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25888144_168403884_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25888144_168403884_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25888144_168403884_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25888144_168403884_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25888144_168403884_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25888144_168403884_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/USATSI_25888144_168403884_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-99752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Apr 9, 2025; West Sacramento, California, USA; San Diego Padres pitcher Robert Suarez (left) and catcher Mart\u00edn Maldonado (15) celebrate after defeating the Athletics at Sutter Health Park. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Report: Braves Sign Robert Suarez to Three-Year Deal<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Closer Robert Suarez and the Atlanta Braves are in agreement on a three-year, $45 million contract, sources tell ESPN.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffPassan\/status\/1999173793261191527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suarez opted out of the final two years of his contract with the San Diego Padres, and he became a free agent. He is coming off a strong 2025 season. He posted a 2.97 ERA in 70 appearances with 75 strikeouts and an excellent 0.904 WHIP over 69 2\/3 innings pitched. But in 2024, his performance was even stronger, recording a 2.77 ERA and 36 saves in 65 appearances with a 1.046 WHIP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LouisAnalysis\/status\/1999181706767528337?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/x.com\/LouisAnalysis\/status\/1999181706767528337?s=20<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Braves Role<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This signing is notable because the Braves&#8217; bullpen appeared to be an area needing attention. It came to the fore during the 2025 season, when they missed the playoffs with a 76-86 record. <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/i\/iglesra01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raisel Iglesias<\/a>, who <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2025\/11\/19\/braves-re-sign-raisel-iglesias-one-year-deal\/\" target=\"_self\">re-signed with the Braves in November<\/a>, will remain the team&#8217;s closer. This allows Suarez, who led the National League with 40 saves in 2025 when in San Diego, to set up in the eighth inning. Atlanta\u2019s bullpen generally featured relievers like Daysbel Hern\u00e1ndez, who had a 2.50 ERA in 2024. With late-inning struggles in 2025, the Braves highlighted the need to shore up the bullpen. They&#8217;ve done just that with Suarez&#8217;s consistent track record and experience. This includes leading the NL in saves in 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Atlanta seems to be making a super bullpen. With starters <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/salech01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Sale<\/a>, <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/schwesp01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spencer Schwellenbach<\/a>, and <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stridsp01.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spencer Strider<\/a> all hoping to return from injury, Atlanta is assembling one of the best pitching staffs in baseball. The Braves will now likely shift their focus to their offense. They are aiming to find a shortstop, among other needs.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Braves have now signed two of the highest-leverage relievers on the market. They will now start their quest to return to the postseason. With the powerhouse Philadelphia Phillies, megastar New York Mets, and up-and-coming Miami Marlins, the NL East is shaping up to be a bloodbath in 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: David Frerker-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Braves and reliever Robert Suarez are closing in on a three-year, $45 million contract. ESPN&#8217;s Jeff Passan was first on the news. Suarez, one of the top relievers on the market, goes to a team looking to add payroll this offseason. Report: Braves Sign Robert Suarez to Three-Year Deal BREAKING: Closer Robert Suarez [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5663,"featured_media":95458,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21,1071,35],"tags":[198,28764,127,6448,28523,3820],"class_list":["post-110688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-braves","category-mlb","category-news","tag-chris-sale","tag-daysbel-hernandez","tag-raisel-iglesias","tag-robert-suarez","tag-spencer-schwellenbach","tag-spencer-strider"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5663"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110688"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110694,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110688\/revisions\/110694"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110688"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}