October 2nd : Kelenic, Daz, Dunning and Williams have officially elected free agency, according to of . October 1st : The Braves have begun offseason roster housekeeping. Atlanta announced theyve outrighted five players outfielder , right-handers and , catcher , and utility player off the 40-man roster. Theyll all be minor league free agents in the next couple weeks. Atlanta had 11 players finish the season on the 60-day injured list. Theyll all need to be activated or placed on waivers within five days of the end of the World Series. This clears five spots, and three more will open when , and reach free agency. will need to decide on his $16MM player option. Theyll need to drop at least two more players (three if Kim doesnt opt out) within the next few weeks. These were all relatively easy cuts, though it marks an unceremonious end to Kelenics disappointing time in Atlanta. The Braves took a lot of dead money off Seattles books to acquire the former top prospect during the 2023-24 offseason. He hit .231/ Christian Fischer Jersey .286/.393 with a near-30% strikeout rate acro s 449 plate appearances in 2024. Atlanta signed to replace him as the starting left fielder. With rehabbing ACL surgery and Profar getting suspended for a failed PED test, Kelenic had another shot early in the season. He batted .167 and played his way off the MLB roster by the third week of April. Kelenics only MLB appearance after that was as a pinch runner on July 30. Things were equally bleak in Triple-A. The 25-year-old hit .213/.286/.309 with only four homers while striking out at a 27.6% clip with Gwinnett. Kelenic has never found sustained MLB succe s but had reliably hit Triple-A pitching until this year. As a former sixth overall pick, hell get minor league offers, but itd be a surprise if he commands a major league contract. The Braves grabbed Daz off waivers from the Dodgers in early September. They had roster space to burn and wanted a look at a former All-Star closer who had recorded 28 saves with Cincinnati just last season. Daz had an uphill path to a 2026 bullpen spot and certainly didnt do much to convince the Braves to keep him around. He walked five batters and gave up five runs (four earned) in 2 2/3 innings. Daz had a nightmare season between three teams, giving up 17 runs over 17 2/3 big league frames. He also struggled to a 5.61 ERA acro s 25 2/3 Triple-A innings. Daz made $4.5MM this year in his first trip through arbitration. He wouldve made something close to or matching that if he were tendered a contract. Thats an easy pa s for the team coming off the season he had. Daz has never had strong command, and his velocity and strikeouts have dipped since his excellent first two MLB campaigns. The 29-year-old could also be in minor league deal territory. The Braves acquired Dunning from the Rangers in July. It was a salary dump for Texas and one of a number of buy-low fliers that Atlanta took as members of their pitching staff kept dropping to injuries. Dunning was an up-and-down reliever for the Braves and gave up 12 earned runs in 10 innings. Len, a longtime third or fourth catcher, finished the season on the MLB roster after underwent hip surgery. He appeared in five games and went 1-12. Williams got into 45 contests as the last man off the bench and designated position player pitcher in blowouts. He hit .129 and owns a career .212/.270/.280 slash over 349 plate appearances. Danny Gare Jersey