The Atlanta Braves continue to get bad news on the pitching front despite the fact that spring training is just a week in. Pitcher Spencer Schwellenbach is already on the 60-day injured list and Hurston Waldrep is headed for surgery for loose bodies in his elbow. He too will hit the 60-day injured list, leaving Atlanta with rotation needs beyond Chris Sale, Spencer Strider, Reynaldo Lopez and Grant Holmes. 

The Braves can certainly give the fifth rotation spot to a younger player or a non-roster invitee who is camp already, but if they want to explore options on the outside, a pair of Toronto Blue Jays hurlers could make sense: Max Scherzer or Marcus Stroman.

A future Hall of Famer, Scherzer has already said that he's willing to wait for a good offer - even if that means waiting into the season. Though he struggled with Toronto in the regular season in 2025, he earned a win in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series and pitched valiantly in Game 7 of the World Series. He brings instant credibility to any clubhouse.

Of course, the likely (eventual) return of Schwellenbach and Waldrep will complicate things for him, but the Braves are a good situation overall. And with Ronald Acuna Jr., Matt Olson, Austin Riley, Strider and Sale in the fold, they are built to win, even in a highly-competitive National League East.

The 18-year veteran has played for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Detroit Tigers, Washington Nationals, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, Texas Rangers and Blue Jays, going 221-117 in his career. A three-time Cy Young winner, Scherzer is also a two-time World Series champion. He led baseball in strikeouts for three straight years from 2016-2018 and is also an eight-time All-Star.

Almost 35 years old, Stroman was once a first-round pick of the Blue Jays in the MLB Draft. He spent parts of six years with the Jays, making the All-Star Game in 2019 and pitching on both the 2015 and 2016 teams that went to the American League Championship Series.

A two-time All-Star, he's struggled of late: He went 3-2 with a 6.23 ERA in just nine starts for the 2025 Yankees. Given that he's not a future Hall of Famer, he's more disposable than Scherzer is when the injured arms return.

--Anthony Santander spoke on Wednesday about his labrum injury and how the decision to get surgery came about. He may miss the entire season.

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