Braves predicted to sign $34M former Mets Cy Young-caliber arm to pair with Chris Sale
The Braves will take whatever arm seems like a decent fit with the starting rotation question marks.
Braves predicted to sign $34M former Mets Cy Young-caliber arm to pair with Chris Sale originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Over the past few years, the Atlanta Braves have been plagued by injuries.
Entering Spring Training, the team was relatively healthy, which is why GM Alex Anthopoulos was careful about adding a pitcher this offseason. “We’ve explored the starting rotation, adding and getting some type of starter, whether that’s trade or signing. We’d like for it to be someone impactful, someone we think can start a playoff game,” Anthopoulos said, noting the team is in a good place with their current starters.
However, on the first day of Spring Training, a domino effect of injuries began, starting with Spencer Schwellenbach. “The Braves opened camp this morning with an unwelcome update on talented young righty Spencer Schwellenbach. He’s been placed on the 60-day injured list due to inflammation in his right elbow, per Mark Bowman of MLB.
com. The team’s hope is that the 25-year-old is dealing with bone spurs and not something more nefarious,” MLB Trade Rumors’ Steve Adams wrote. Following Schwellenbach’s injury, Hurston Waldrep also went down, Joey Wentz was ruled out for the year, and Spencer Strider landed on the injured list.