The Braves Rotation Has Suddenly Become a Strength in Atlanta

The Braves rotation has suddenly become a strength in Atlanta

In about a month’s time, the Braves’ rotation has gone from an alarming concern to the strongest facet of the team. Atlanta elected to let Max Fried and Charlie Morton go in free agency, citing Spencer Strider‘s return and Grant Holmes‘ emergence as reasons why. Then, the season began and everything went wrong. Reynaldo Lopez suffered a shoulder injury that required surgery. Strider threw once before a strained hamstring landed him back on the i…

Max Fried Has Been the Savior of the Yankees' Rotation

The New York Yankees were beset by injuries up and down the roster early this season, some before the regular season even began. One of those was to ace Gerrit Cole. It’s difficult to imagine many MLB teams surviving after losing a starting pitcher of Cole’s caliber. Thanks to Max Fried, they’ve been surviving just fine. Just days after the Yankees struck out on re-signing Juan Soto this past winter, they pivoted to Fried. They weren’t bashful a…