5 options for the Braves rotation after Spencer Strider's season-ending injury

The Atlanta Braves lost one of its best players to a season-ending surgery when pitcher Spencer Strider underwent surgery this week.

The team said on Saturday that Dr. Keith Meister repaired “the ulnar collateral ligament in [Strider’s] right elbow with internal brace,” which knocks him out for the rest of the 2024 season.

While the Braves do have strong arms in the starting rotation like Max Fried, Charlie Morton, Reynaldo López and Chris Sale, the team might not want to lean too much on its prospect pool to withstand losing an elite pitcher like Strider.

Atlanta is squarely in win-now mode with one of the best rosters in the majors, so we’ve broken down five options for the team to replace Strider’s presence, even if fully replicating his production might be tough.