"The Atlanta Braves have reunited with trade deadline acquisition Tyler Kinley on a one-year deal with a club option for 2027, according to multiple reports. The deal is worth $3 million in 2026 with a club option for $5.5 million in 2027 with a $1.25 million buyout, according to Robert Murray of FanSided and Foul Territory. Earlier in the offseason, the Braves declined Kinley's option for $5.5 million and opted to pay a smaller buyout."
"Kinley was a somewhat surprising addition at the deadline for a Braves team that was dead in the water, but he pitched really well during the final two months of the season with a superb 0.72 ERA and more-likely-indicative-of-future-results 2.71 xERA, 2.74 FIP and 4.37 xFIP. Kinley produced a good-not-great 23.4 K% and strong 6.4 BB% across 24 appearances and 25 innings with the Braves."
"Kinley joins a bullpen that looks pretty good on paper heading into the season. Raisel Iglesias figures to begin the year as the closer with newly-added Robert Suarez set to handle the eighth inning. Dylan Lee, Aaron Bummer and Dylan Dodd figure to be in the group from the left side, assuming healthy. The last few spots in the bullpen will likely be up for grabs in the spring."
Tyler Kinley signed a one-year contract with the Atlanta Braves for $3 million in 2026, with a 2027 club option worth $5.5 million and a $1.25 million buyout. The Braves previously declined Kinley's $5.5 million option earlier in the offseason and paid a smaller buyout. Kinley delivered a 0.72 ERA over the final two months, with 2.71 xERA, 2.74 FIP and 4.37 xFIP in 24 appearances and 25 innings. He recorded a 23.4% strikeout rate and a 6.4% walk rate. Kinley joins a bullpen expected to include Raisel Iglesias, Robert Suarez, Dylan Lee, Aaron Bummer and Dylan Dodd. The club designated Ken Waldichuk for assignment to open a 40-man roster spot.
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