Torres was released by the Braves on Wednesday, David O'Brain of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

EDGE Analysis

After Torres was reassigned to the Braves' minor league camp on Monday, he was released on Wednesday. Last season the left-handed reliever pitched 34.1 innings for the Mets before the Braves signed him to a minor league deal in the offseason. Torres had the potential to play in the majors this season but general manager John Coppolella stated that Torres was "just not a good fit." With past major-league experience, the 28-year-old would be a nice fit for a team looking to bolster their left-handed depth in the bullpen.

Torres was reassigned to minor league camp Monday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

This comes as a surprise to many, as the Braves are fairly thin in the department of left-handed pitchers and since Torres has pitched fairy well in the majors in recent seasons. Although he'll head to the minors to begin the season, Torres could very well wind up with the major league club early on in the season if another member of the bullpen goes down due to injury.

Torres signed a minor league deal with the Braves on Wednesday that includes an invite to spring training, MLB.com's Mark Bowman reports.

EDGE Analysis

Torres spent time in the majors with the Mets in 2015, where he accumulated an ERA of 3.15 over 34.1 innings. He'll need to improve his command if he plans on making the final roster in Atlanta, however, as the left reliever sported a 6.8 BB/9 rate last year when with the big league club.

The Mets opted to send down Logan Verrett to make room for Jenrry Mejia rather than expose Torres, who has no more options remaining, to waivers. Torres' overall ERA and production is relatively solid, but his struggle with command and control has led to 10 in his last eight innings and 17 in his last 20.2 innings. That inability to limit his free passes issued means that Torres will remain in a middle relief role, even though the Mets need him to retire lefties with Jerry Blevins (forearm) still out.

Torres has become an invaluable member of the Mets' bullpen since coming over from San Diego in spring training. Torres' ability to retire lefties has been relied upon heavily by manager Terry Collins since Jerry Blevins (arm) was injured. But Torres is not just a lefty specialist, as he can also get out righties, which has enabled Collins to use him all situation. Since a rough first game as a Met, Torres has allowed just one run on four hits and two walks with 12 strikeouts in 9.1 innings.

Torres notched the save, striking out Christian Yelich with a man on first, in the Mets' 5-4 win over the Marlins on Saturday. With Jeurys Familia unavailable due to heavy use, the Mets started the seventh with a 5-0 lead. Sean Gilmartin allowed a run in that inning. Michael Morse homered in the eighth off Carlos Torres who also surrendered a two-run single to Dee Gordon in the ninth. Manager turned to Alex Torres due to his ability to retire righties and lefties and he preserved the Mets' win. Despite that, don't expect many more save from Torres with Familia now closing.

Torres tossed two scoreless innings in the Mets' 6-1 win over the Phillies on Wednesday/ Torres walked the first two batters he faced to start the eighth inning but retired the next six straight to preserve Jon Niese's and the Mets' win. He will need to pitch well the next two weeks in order to retain his roster spot when Vic Black (shoulder) and Bobby Parnell (elbow) are ready to come off the DL.

Torres was traded to the Mets on Monday, Fox Sports' Ken Rosenthal reports. The return for San Diego is not yet known, but it opens up a spot for Frank Garces to be the Padres' left-handed reliever. The Mets were looking for a southpaw in the bullpen, and while Torres has had issues with his command, he represented an upgrade. Still, he likely will not figure into the closer mix in 2015.

Torres has a 2.57 ERA with seven strikeouts and three walks over seven innings this spring. Torres had a 3.33 ERA in 2014 with a 51:33 K:BB ratio over 54 innings of work. He's one of the few left handed options in San Diego's bullpen, but is not likely to have much more than a situational role among its relievers.

Torres held the Twins scoreless in two frames during the Padres' road victory Wednesday. Upon his acquisition in the offseason, it was believed that the Padres held two legitimate setup options for Huston Street. However, Torres has only recorded four holds on the season, and after tallying double-digit innings in each of the first three months, he's been contained to situational duty since the calendar flipped to July. Since that time, he's appeared in 16 games yet completed just 9.1 innings, yielding three runs on 10 hits and seven walks to go with eight strikeouts. Following the trade deadline deal of Street to the Angels, Joaquin Benoit is comfortable in his role as the Padres' closer, while Kevin Quackenbush has settled into the primary setup role. Consequently, Torres holds little fantasy sway outside of his strikeout ability (8.23 K/9), which is modest at best from a reliever.