Atlanta Braves president of operations and general manager Alex Anthopoulos revealed that stars Ronald Acuña Jr. and Spencer Strider won’t be ready by Opening Day next year.
The Braves lost Strider to an elbow injury in April and Acuña to a right knee ACL injury in May. On Tuesday, Anthopolous spoke with reporters about how rehab is going for both players.
“With both guys, I don’t think it’s significant time, but I think we’re confident that Opening Day is not realistic for them,” Anthopoulos said at the GM meetings in Texas. “I think, look, once we get to spring, you get to the beginning of February, you’ll have a much better idea on timelines.