Rome Braves Announce Roster Moves

Published on June 22, 2021 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Rome Emperors News Release

ROME, GA - The Rome Braves, High-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, have announced a pair of roster moves prior to the start of this week's series against the Aberdeen IronBirds.

RHP Spencer Strider has earned a promotion to Double-A Mississippi. The 2020 fourth-round draft pick was called up to Rome on June 1 and started three games for the High-A Braves, striking out 24 in 14.2 innings and posting a 2.45 ERA. High-A East batters hit just .170 versus the Clemson product.

In return, Rome receives RHP Darius Vines from Augusta. Vines, a 2019 seventh-round pick out of Cal State Bakersfield, was 2-0 on the season for the Low-A GreenJackets. He struck out 48 batters in 36.0 innings and accumulated a 2.25 ERA in Augusta.

The Rome roster now has 29 active players, 3 injured, and 1 inactive.

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