An Atlanta Braves starter dealing with a significant arm injury shared more details about the issue and potential surgery.

Spencer Schwellenbach's elbow injury could be very costly for the Braves this season and impactful for the Phillies in April.

With Schwellenbach out, Holmes is a leading candidate to secure one of the rotation’s starting spots, joining Reynaldo López, Spencer Strider and Chris Sale. Bryce Elder, Hurston Waldrep and Joey Wentz are candidates for the fifth spot.

Chris Towers breaks down the Fantasy Baseball impact of early injuries to Francisco Lindor, Spencer Schwellenbach and more.

On Tuesday afternoon, the Atlanta Braves got an unfortunate injury update on starting pitcher Spencer Schwellenback heading into the 2026 season. It was reported by Mark Bowman of MLB.com that Schwellenback will go on the 60-day injured list due to elbow inflammation and likely miss most of the first half of the upcoming season.