Braves To Place Spencer Strider On Injured List
MLB Trade Rumors • • sports
Key Points:
- Braves pitcher Spencer Strider will start the season on the injured list with an oblique strain, with no formal timeline provided but potentially sidelined for about a month.
- Strider has struggled with injuries recently, including UCL surgery and a hamstring strain, which limited him to 23 starts in 2023 and led to diminished performance compared to his pre-injury form.
- Atlanta faces a challenging start to the season with multiple key players injured or unavailable, including pitchers Spencer Schwellenbach, Hurston Waldrep, Joey Wentz, and position players Ha-Seong Kim and Jurickson Profar.
- The Braves’ pitching depth is thin, with Chris Sale, Reynaldo Lopez, and Grant Holmes slated as the top starters, and uncertain plans for others like Bryce Elder, José Suarez, and Martín Pérez.
- The team may look to add more pitching depth before the season begins, as the current rotation is vulnerable and roster moves are expected in the final days of spring training.
