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Pfeifer was placed on the 45-day injured list Tuesday with a bone contusion in his left elbow, 680 The Fan Atlanta reports.
Pfeifer didn't seem likely to fill a significant role in the Braves' bullpen this season, as he's a 28-year-old who's yet to reach the majors. He'll now be ineligible to make his debut until early September at the earliest.
The Braves optioned Pfeifer to Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.
After being added to the 40-man roster over the winter, Pfeifer was given the chance to vie for a spot in the Braves' Opening Day bullpen. Even though Pfeifer held batters to a .185 average while allowing just one run across 7.1 spring innings, the Braves will take advantage of the fact that he has minor-league options remaining and stash him at Triple-A for now. The lefty could make his big-league debut at some point later in 2020.
Pfeifer's contract was selected by the Braves on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old will be protected from the Rule 5 draft despite seemingly stalling out at the Triple-A level. He's spent time there in each of the last three seasons, stumbling to a 5.57 ERA in 63.0 innings. He did produce a solid 2.97 ERA in 133.1 innings overall last season, but only 7.1 of those innings came with Triple-A Gwinnett.
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| Pitching Stats | ||||||||||||||||||
| Season | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | SVO | INN | H | R | ER | HR | HBP | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | ATL | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| More Pitching Stats | ||||||||||||||
| Season | Team | IBB | GO | AO | GO/AO | SB | CS | PK | BK | WP | AVG | WHIP | PA | MB9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0.000 | 0 | --- |
| 2019 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | --- | 0 | --- |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | --- | --- | 0 | --- | |
| Minor League Pitching Stats | |||||||||||||
| Year | Team | INN | GP | GS | CG | W | L | SV | SO | BB | H | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | R-Ogden Raptors | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0.00 | 3.333 |
| 2016 | AFA-Rancho Cucamonga Qua | 24.1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 17 | 21 | 3.36 | 1.577 |
| 2016 | AFA-Carolina Mudcats | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2.57 | 1.000 |
| 2016 | AFX-Great Lakes Loons | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | 0.500 |
| 2016 | AA-Mississippi Braves | 10.1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 4.46 | 1.485 |
| 2017 | AAA-Gwinnett Braves | 15.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3.60 | 1.267 |
| 2017 | AA-Mississippi Braves | 44.1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 68 | 33 | 37 | 3.47 | 1.587 |
| 2018 | AAX-Mississippi Braves | 14.1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2.55 | 1.418 |
| 2018 | AAA-Gwinnett Stripers | 40.2 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 29 | 39 | 6.94 | 1.692 |
| 2019 | AAX-Mississippi Braves | 34.0 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 25 | 2.38 | 1.206 |
| 2019 | AFA-Florida Fire Frogs | 92.0 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 110 | 23 | 81 | 3.23 | 1.130 |
| 2019 | AAA-Gwinnett Stripers | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 2.54 | 1.409 |
