Overview
- GM Alex Anthopoulos disclosed the status Tuesday at the GM meetings, as reported by MLB Network's Jon Morosi.
- Schwellenbach, 25, missed the rest of 2025 after sustaining a fractured right elbow during his June 28 start.
- Before the injury, he logged a 3.09 ERA with a 108-to-18 strikeout-to-walk ratio across 110 2/3 innings in 17 starts.
- Reporters characterized the pain-free update as encouraging for a healthy offseason and a hopeful Spring Training, with no firm return timetable given.
- Rotation uncertainty persists as Spencer Strider, AJ Smith-Shawver, Grant Holmes, and Reynaldo López work through recoveries, while Chris Sale and Hurston Waldrep are viewed as comparatively healthier, bolstering the case to seek starting depth this winter.