Aaron Bummer
#49 RP · Braves
Height
6'3"
Weight
215 lbs
Age
32
College
Nebraska
Draft
2014, Rd 19, #558
Experience
9 yrs
Bats/Throws
L/L
B
B
D
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Fan Verdict
Grade this player:
Career StatsB
| Year | Team | GP | ERA | W-L | K | WHIP | IP | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career |  | 402 | 3.8473282 | 22-21 | 439 | 1.3206106 | 0.0 | 5 |
Current Contract
Length
2 years
Total Value
$13.0M
Guaranteed
$7.8M
AAV
$6.5M/yr
Guaranteed %60%
Performance Analysis
B
FCA+
Aaron Bummer grades as a near-elite performer among MLB relief pitchers, earning a A- Performance grade. He carries a 3.80 ERA (near the league average of 4.20) and a 1.32 WHIP across 381.2 innings pitched with a 10.1 K/9 rate. His 21-20 record with 5 saves provides context on team support and run prevention. His strikeout rate of 10.1 per nine innings ranks among the best in the league, showing dominant swing-and-miss ability. As a prime-age veteran at 32, Aaron is a key contributor for the Braves. A 387-game sample provides high confidence in this grade.
Fan & Media Sentiment
D
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Aaron Bummer's public standing with Braves fans has deteriorated to a genuinely frustrating place, and the D sentiment grade reflects a fanbase that has simply run out of patience with a reliever they cannot count on to stay on the field. The driving force behind that discontent is straightforward: a recent IL stint has amplified durability concerns that were already simmering, and a $6.5M salary feels increasingly difficult to justify when availability itself is the central question mark. That tension is sharpened by the disconnect between sentiment and on-field results — when Bummer is actually pitching, his B performance grade suggests he is an above-average reliever doing legitimate work, which makes the injury-driven absences all the more maddening rather than dismissive. Media coverage has been thin, essentially confined to injury transaction updates and the occasional routine defensive highlight, which means there is no positive narrative counterweight building in the press to rehabilitate his standing with fans. Meanwhile, Atlanta's front office has been aggressively restocking the pitching staff in recent weeks, adding multiple arms including Spencer Strider, Dylan Dodd, and Hunter Stratton in a concentrated burst of roster activity, which only reinforces the sense that the organization itself is hedging against Bummer's unreliability. For a team currently sitting atop the National League East at 26-12, every bullpen roster spot carries real weight, and a high-priced reliever on a throwing program rather than in game action is an irritant the standings pressure amplifies. Until Bummer demonstrates he can string together a consistent stretch of availability, the narrative around him stays stuck — capable on talent, compromised by durability, and increasingly hard to defend at his price.
Recent Games
| Date | OPP | Result | AB | H | R | HR | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 5/9 | @ LAD | L 1-3 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Tue, 5/5 | @ SEA | L 4-5 | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
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About this player
Aaron Bummer is a veteran in his 9th MLB season listed at RP for the Braves. FanVerdicts maintains four independent grades for every MLB player on an active roster — Contract Value Index for the deal itself, Performance for on-field production, Sentiment for media and fan reaction, and Fan Verdict for community voting. Current grades for Aaron Bummer: Contract Value Index B, Performance B, Sentiment D, Fan Verdict pending.
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