50 Jerry Blevins RP

Blevins' contract was selected by the Braves on Sunday.

Blevins failed to break camp with the Athletics but will head straight to the Braves' big-league roster after being acquired for cash or a player to be named later Sunday. Wes Parsons was optioned to Triple-A Gwinnett in a corresponding move, with Arodys Vizcaino (shoulder) transferred to the 60-day injured list to clear a spot on the 40-man roster.

Blevins was acquired by the Braves on Sunday in exchange for cash or a player to be named, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Blevins was pitching at Triple-A Las Vegas this season and had compiled a 1.69 ERA and 1.22 WHIP across 10.2 innings. He'll head to Atlanta to serve as depth in a struggling bullpen, though if he doesn't land on the major-league squad immediately he has an opt-out clause in his deal for the end of May.

Blevin will be sent to Triple-A Las Vegas before Thursday's home opener against the Angels, Julian McWilliams of The Athletic reports.

Blevins was expected to travel with the team for last week's season-opening series in Japan but ended up not going, which may have been a sign of his standing on the roster. The veteran left-hander struggled this spring with eight runs allowed across 3.1 innings. Blevins can opt out of the minor-league deal if he doesn't make it to the majors by the end of April.

Blevins is not listed on the Athletics' roster for the season-opening series in Japan.

Blevins was expected to travel with the team to Japan -- it's currently unclear if he made the trip -- but he is not present on the team's 28-man roster of available players. The 35-year-old did little to earn a roster spot this spring with eight runs allowed over three innings, and according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, he will able able to opt out of the contract if not in the majors by the end of April.

Blevins allowed two runs on two hits over two-thirds of an inning during Wednesday's spring game against the Cubs.

Blevins has three innings of work this spring and has given up eight runs on six hits and three walks. The veteran left-hander joined Oakland on a minor-league deal in February and is coming off a poor season in which he had a 4.85 ERA and 1.36 WHIP with the Mets. According to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, Blevins will travel with the team for the season-opening series in Japan, so he apparently still has a chance to earn a spot on the Opening Day roster.