Braves Identified With Desperate Need in Starting Rotation

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Corbin Burnes / Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images The Atlanta Braves are not expected to sign Cy Young winner Corbin Burnes. CBS Sports' Mike Axisa shares that expectation.

But when pressed to name the MLB team that needs Burnes the most, Axisa still named the Braves.

"They lost Max Fried and could lose Charlie Morton, and I'm not sure you can count on Chris Sale andReynaldo López doing that again. That isn't to say I expect them to pitch poorly, just that I wouldn't bank on a combined 313 1/3 innings of 2.21 ERA ball again. Also, Spencer Schwellenbach threw 168 2/3 innings in 2024 after throwing 65 innings in 2023, and 96 2/3 innings from 2021-23," wrote…