MLB Trade Rumors dropped the news that Atlanta has re-signed Carlos Carrasco while sending catcher Jair Camargo down via outright assignment, and if that headline gave you deja vu, that's because it should. This is the same shuffle the Braves and their 39-year-old righty have run all year: Carrasco gets added to the roster, pitches a bit, gets designated for assignment, clears waivers, and signs right back up. It's less a transaction than a subscription service at this point.
Carrasco was DFA'd earlier in the week, as he has been repeatedly this season, before clearing outright waivers, electing free agency, and inking a new minor league deal to get right back into the organization. He's reportedly been added to Atlanta's roster 6 different times in 2026 alone, a cycle that says as much about the Braves' bullpen churn as it does about Carrasco's stubborn usefulness. In limited relief work this year he's posted a 3.68 ERA and a 1.16 WHIP, numbers that explain why a team keeps circling back to a 39-year-old instead of just letting him walk for good.
The move on the other end is less sentimental. Camargo, who has all of 9 career big league plate appearances and a .125/.222/.250 line to show for them, gets outrighted to Triple-A Gwinnett. It's the first career outright for the young catcher, and since he doesn't have 3 years of service time yet, he doesn't have the option to elect free agency the way Carrasco does. He's stuck in the organization whether he likes it or not, which is its own kind of roster purgatory.
None of this is a blockbuster with the trade deadline bearing down on Atlanta, but it's the kind of paperwork move that keeps a pitching staff stitched together in late July. Carrasco isn't walking into a rotation spot or closing games, he's a depth arm the Braves clearly trust enough to keep re-upping on minor league deals every time the 40-man math forces a DFA. Whether he sticks through the deadline or gets DFA'd for a 7th time is anyone's guess, but at this point betting against Carrasco finding his way back to Atlanta feels like a losing bet.