The Atlanta Braves are currently preparing for Opening Day. Chris Sale is set to start the Braves' first game of the season. However, will pitching prospect AJ Smith-Shawver begin the year in Atlanta's rotation? According to Mark Bowman of MLB.com, it appears the right-handed hurler will indeed make the team.
“Sale will face the Rays tomorrow and make his OD start w/ an extra day of rest. Smith-Shawver, who had been slated to start today, will follow Sale tomorrow. Snit (Braves manager Brian Snitker) said he hasn't looked this far ahead. But Smith-Shawver would now be on regular rest to start the season's fifth game,” Bowman wrote on X, formerly Twitter.