Overview
- Atlanta announced the one-year agreement after claiming Payamps off waivers in September and seeing him work 2 2/3 innings to close 2025.
- The $2.25 million guarantee effectively replaces a projected $3.4 million arbitration salary as an early non-tender alternative.
- Payamps struggled in 2025 with a 6.84 ERA across 26.1 innings, following a strong 2023–24 run in Milwaukee that featured a 2.78 ERA and setup duties ahead of Devin Williams.
- He is out of minor-league options and cannot be sent to Triple-A without a DFA, and with under five years of service he would forfeit guaranteed pay if he declined an outright assignment.
- The move adds low-cost bullpen depth as the Braves retool the relief staff, with Raisel Iglesias re-signed and Joe Jimenez’s health status still uncertain.