With an 8-3 record over their last 11 games entering play on Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves are once again playing like a top-tier team while still trying to navigate a number of key injuries up and down the roster.
The starting rotation looked like the biggest area of need after Spencer Strider was lost for the year, but Spencer Schwellenbach has staked claim to the No. 5 starter job.
Meanwhile, with Ronald Acuña Jr. lost for the year to a torn ACL and Michael Harris II sidelined with a strained hamstring, finding another bat in the outfield has now moved to the top of the to-do list.