The young guns showed out in spring training this season, and there was perhaps no player more impressive than Jared Shuster. While it seemed the Atlanta Braves had a good idea of how to build their starting rotation Shuster’s performance changed those plans and earned him a spot on the opening day roster. While Shuster’s spot hasn’t yet been confirmed as permanent, he seems like the favorite to win the fifth starter spot and stay in the rotation once Kyle Wright returns from injury.
Shuster was the Braves first round pick in the shortened 2020 draft, riding high from a strong performance in the Cape Cod League in the summer of 2019.