Gausman was traded from the Orioles to the Braves on Tuesday along with Darren O'Day in exchange for minor leaguers Evan Phillips, Jean Carlos Encarnacion, Brett Cumberland, Bruce Zimmerman and international signing slots, Jon Heyman of FancredSports.com reports.
A former elite pitching prospect, Gausman has never quite lived up to the hype, and is sitting with a 4.43 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 104:32 K:BB in 124 innings (21 starts) this season. That said, this trade can only be good for his fantasy value, as he moves from the American League East to the National League, and will benefit from significantly better defense and run support behind him. He is under team control for 2019 and 2020, so he will be a part of the Braves' rotation for the foreseeable future. Gausman was scheduled to pitch Friday for the O's, so he could slot into the Braves' rotation this weekend.