Braves predicted to trade for $56M NL East Cy Young winner to pair with Chris Sale, Spencer Strider
The Braves would be getting an absolute arm in this potential trade.
Braves predicted to trade for $56M NL East Cy Young winner to pair with Chris Sale, Spencer Strider originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Atlanta Braves likely should have anticipated trouble when Spencer Schwellenbach was injured on the first day of Spring Training.
That moment marked the beginning of a wave of issues that has since impacted the starting rotation. “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. Atlanta has a strong pitching staff when healthy, but even before the injuries, adding another arm was a priority.
During Spring Training, there were also concerns about decreased velocity across the rotation. “I've noticed a lot of Braves starters aren't throwing as hard as usual in spring, even Chris Sale. (Grant Holmes is the exception here).