"Spencer Schwellenbach is expected to miss significant time because of inflammation in his pitching elbow, the latest injury setback for the Atlanta Braves right-hander. The Braves placed Schwellenbach on the 60-day injured list Tuesday amid the organization's first spring training workout for pitchers and catchers. Braves first-year manager Walt Weiss said the team thinks Schwellenbach avoided a serious injury to his UCL."
""I feel for Spencer more than anything else," Weiss told reporters. "The kid has done some amazing things in a short time, and still has a bright future ahead of him. But I'm sure it's tough for him." Weiss did not disclose a specific timeline for Schwellenbach's return to the rotation. "We gotta check all the boxes and all that type of thing," Weiss said. "But it's going to be significant time that he's going to miss.""
The Braves placed Spencer Schwellenbach on the 60-day injured list during the organization's first spring training pitchers-and-catchers workout after he experienced inflammation in his pitching elbow. The team believes he avoided a serious UCL injury and hopes bone spurs are causing the inflammation in the same elbow that sidelined him for the final three months of last season. No specific timeline exists for his return, and he is expected to miss significant time. Multiple Atlanta starting pitchers missed extended time last season, underscoring the importance of organizational pitching depth. Schwellenbach, 25, went 7-4 with a 3.09 ERA in 17 starts before the elbow fracture.
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