The Atlanta Braves already have two Cy Young Award potential candidates with Max Fried and Spencer Strider. In addition, Charlie Morton and Kyle Wright are not anything to laugh about, either. It looks like it is going to be tough to get into the rotation with only one regular spot to fill. Ian Anderson got smacked around by the Twins in his recent spring training outing. He seems to be the front runner for the job, but that is not saying much. He was shipped down to Triple-A late last season and then nursed an injury to end his year. That was a far cry from the gems he threw in the playoffs and in the World Series in 2021.

Michael Soroka is another possible fill for the rotation, but he is currently not fully healed from an Achilles injury. This leaves their fifth round pick from two years ago, Bryce Elder, as the outside candidate to grab the space. The expectations would be for the Braves to give Anderson the nod and make him work hard to keep that spot. The pitching roster goes very deep on this team and recent history shows that pitching has been a key component to their success.