Expectations continue to grow for Atlanta Braves sophomore starter Spencer Schwellenbach heading into 2025.
Baseball America included him on the list of nine breakout pitchers that readers should get to know. Writers Matt Eddy and JJ Cooper were tasked with hyping up the 24-year-old righty.
Eddy was impressed with how effectively he attacked hitters.
“There were starts where it looked like he could get all 27 outs, and Atlanta may ask more out of him this season after losing veteran starters Max Fried and Charlie Morton,” Eddy wrote. “ Schwellenbach is up for the task after brandishing six average-or-better pitches and showing one of the best first-pitch strike and swinging-strike rates among 25-and-under starters in 2024.