The Atlanta Braves 2025 rotation was decimated by injury basically all season. One of the most frustrating injuries from last year was the freak elbow fracture Spencer Schwellenbach suffered in July. Schwellenbach was putting together an impressive sophomore season, and even saw an uptick in velocity before the elbow injury shut him down for the season.
Returning from any sort of elbow injury can be scary, but thankfully the update we got on Schwellenbach this winter seemed to indicate he will enter spring training without limitations. Because of the flashes we saw from Schwellenbach in both 2024 and 2025, the ceiling of the 2026 rotation is something we can dream big about.