Overview
- Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos confirmed Monday that Hurston Waldrep has started a rehab assignment and is throwing between 96 and 99 miles per hour.
- The club has scheduled a two-inning outing for Waldrep in the Florida Complex League to evaluate his workload and effectiveness in game conditions.
- Waldrep was previously found to have 'loose bodies' in his elbow; an MRI showed no ligament damage but the team is still awaiting follow-up tests that could make arthroscopic surgery necessary.
- Grant Holmes has shown repeated trouble the second time through opposing lineups, and the Braves are considering moving him to a relief role if Waldrep proves healthy and ready for a starting spot.
- Waldrep was a 2024 first-round pick who posted a 2.88 ERA in his 2025 big-league appearances, and the Braves project a return to the major-league staff as soon as July if his rehab has no setbacks.