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In the meantime, Atlanta is preparing for Shuster and Dodd, who had been competing for the No. 5 spot in the rotation, to both make their major league debuts over the first week of the regular season.
The left-handed Shuster, 24, is expected to start next Sunday against the Nationals. The former first-round draft pick has a 1.45 ERA in five appearances this spring with 18 strikeouts over 18⅔ innings.
Dodd, 24, also a left-hander, likely won’t break camp with the Braves but will be added to the major league roster to start Atlanta’s game against the Cardinals on April 5. He has posted a 2.00 ERA this spring with 20 strikeouts over 18 innings.
Wright, 27, went 21-5 with a 3.19 ERA during his breakout 2022 campaign and was MLB’s only 20-game winner. He is expected to make at least one early-April start at Triple-A Gwinnett before the Braves consider activating him to the major league roster.
