To date, Ynoa has appeared in 31 games for the Braves across four different seasons. He has made 24 starts and seven relief appearances, and has a 121 ERA-, 103 FIP-, and 90 xFIP- for his career. Those numbers make it tempting to believe that he could be an effective starter or bulk guy, as he showed before injuries derailed his 2021 season.
A major vote of confidence in Ynoa occurred last Friday at the non-tender deadline. The Braves had 13 players whose status could have been affected by the deadline, and only Max Fried, A.J Minter, and Ynoa were tendered contracts. The fact that some other notable arms that have recently dealt with injury were traded away but Ynoa was retained and tendered a contract seems to indicate the Braves feel confident he can be valuable.
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