Braves have overcome adversity to take control of NL East — and once again outmanuevered Mets

Source: New York Post

No team endured a worse spring training than the Braves. They entered beset with questions if they had done enough to address a fragile rotation in which they already had known that AJ Smith-Shawver post-Tommy John surgery might be unavailable in 2026. Then Joey Wentz was lost for the year, and Spencer Schwellenbach, Spencer Strider and Hursten Waldrep for an extended period.