{"id":74844,"date":"2024-05-29T11:15:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=74844"},"modified":"2024-05-29T11:15:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T15:15:35","slug":"spencer-schwellenbach-promotion-atlanta-braves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/29\/spencer-schwellenbach-promotion-atlanta-braves\/","title":{"rendered":"National League Contender Calls Up No. 3 Prospect from Double-A"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Braves are calling up pitching prospect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=schwel000spe&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spencer Schwellenbach<\/a>, the team&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/prospects\/braves\/spencer-schwellenbach-680885\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">No. 3 prospect<\/a> for his major league debut, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ByRobertMurray\/status\/1795476489418215618\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Murray of <em>FanSided<\/em><\/a> reports. Schwellenbach&#8217;s promotion comes at a time when the Braves are facing serious injuries. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/a\/acunaro01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ronald Acuna Jr.<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/26\/acuna-acl-braves-injury\/\" target=\"_self\"> is out for the season<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithaj01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AJ Smith-Shawver<\/a> was diagnosed with a Grade 2 oblique strain last week. The No. 1 prospect in the Braves prospect system will be out for the next six to eight weeks. Schwellenbach, 23, is being called up straight from Double-A Mississippi after two starts at that level.<\/p>\n<p>Schwellenbach was in Atlanta&#8217;s clubhouse on Tuesday, throwing a bullpen session at Triple-A Gwinnett in between.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was not expecting it,&#8221; Schwellenbach said to MLB.com. &#8220;I was totally taken off guard and very happy about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Braves?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Braves<\/a> today selected RHP Spencer Schwellenbach to the major league roster after optioning RHP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hergeji01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jimmy Herget<\/a> to Triple-A Gwinnett following last night\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atlanta Braves (@Braves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Braves\/status\/1795809893603053803?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Braves Prospect Spencer Schwellenbach Earns Promotion<\/h2>\n<p>Schwellenbach, who turns 24 on Friday, was the 59th selection in the 2021 MLB Draft out of Nebraska. The former two-way star was a shortstop and closer in his college playing days. But the Braves have since moved him to pitching full-time, settling into a starting role. Scouting reports see Schwellenbach as a pitcher who hits up to 98 mph with his fastball that pairs with breaking balls and a solid changeup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a college guy who&#8217;s gotten results,&#8221; manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/snitkbr99.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brian Snitker<\/a> said. &#8220;It&#8217;s attractive when you get guys out. That&#8217;s the way you get noticed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Between High-A and Double-A, Schwellenbach posted a 1.80 ERA with a 29.1 percent strikeout rate, 5.7 percent walk rate and a strong 57.5 percent ground-ball rate. Six of his starts came from High-A, where Schwellenbach was up against young, less-experienced hitters. A reason why the Braves put Schwellenbach at High-A comes from his 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/j\/johnto01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tommy John<\/a> surgery rehab, missing the entire 2022 season. In his return to the mound last season, he threw 65 innings between Low-A and High-A.<\/p>\n<h3>The Braves Got a Look At Him During Spring Training<\/h3>\n<p>During this year&#8217;s Spring Breakout, the Braves kept a close eye on Schwellenbach who&#8217;s since put up strong numbers dating back to his pro debut last year. In two minor league seasons, Schwellenbach is 9-3 with a 2.21 ERA and 106 strikeouts in 110 innings over 24 starts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think when I wake up tomorrow it&#8217;s going to set in,&#8221; Schweelenbach said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve only pitched [about] 100 innings in the minors. I was just trying to get my reps in, get my pitches in, and work on recovering good. Now I&#8217;m here and I can&#8217;t be happier about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Braves are without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stridsp01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spencer Strider<\/a> for the remainder of the season due to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/04\/13\/spencer-strider-season-ending-surgery\/\" target=\"_self\">his elbow surgery<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=anderia01,anders004ian,anders002ian&amp;search=Ian+Anderson&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ian Anderson<\/a> is still recovering from his 2023 elbow surgery and has yet to resume pitching. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/y\/ynoahu01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Huascar Ynoa<\/a> is dealing with elbow soreness who&#8217;s on the minor league injured list. Atlanta does have other options on the 40-man roster, but no one is lined up with this spot in the rotation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/e\/elderbr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bryce Elder<\/a> is on three days of rest and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/d\/dodddy01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Dodd<\/a> is on two days of rest. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/v\/vinesda01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-05-29_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darius Vines<\/a> would have been a candidate to start, but he was optioned to Triple-A over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: \u00a9 Kyle Ross-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Braves are calling up pitching prospect Spencer Schwellenbach, the team&#8217;s No. 3 prospect for his major league debut, Robert Murray of FanSided reports. Schwellenbach&#8217;s promotion comes at a time when the Braves are facing serious injuries. Ronald Acuna Jr. is out for the season and AJ Smith-Shawver was diagnosed with a Grade 2 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3686,"featured_media":74851,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[35,21,1071],"tags":[6439,291,3770,4771,1342,1982,28523,3820],"class_list":["post-74844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-braves","category-mlb","tag-aj-smith-shawver","tag-brian-snitker","tag-bryce-elder","tag-huascar-ynoa","tag-ian-anderson","tag-ronald-acuna-jr","tag-spencer-schwellenbach","tag-spencer-strider"],"modified_by":"Matt Graves","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74844","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3686"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74844"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74844\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74851"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74844"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74844"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74844"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}