{"id":81804,"date":"2025-08-22T15:51:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=81804"},"modified":"2025-08-22T15:51:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:51:54","slug":"update-shocking-braves-report-involving-reynaldo-lopez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=81804","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Shocking Braves report involving Reynaldo Lopez&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sportstalkatl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dkb240520031-sd-vs-atl.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sportstalkatl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dkb240520031-sd-vs-atl.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sportstalkatl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dkb240520031-sd-vs-atl.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sportstalkatl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dkb240520031-sd-vs-atl.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sportstalkatl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dkb240520031-sd-vs-atl.jpg?resize=90%2C60&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sportstalkatl.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/dkb240520031-sd-vs-atl.jpg?resize=135%2C90&amp;quality=89&amp;ssl=1 135w\" alt=\"MLB: MAY 20 Padres at Braves Game 1\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>According to MLB.com\u2019s Mark Bowman,\u00a0Reynaldo Lopez\u00a0and\u00a0Spencer Schwellenbach\u00a0will not return this season. Both have begun throwing and are hoping to throw bullpens before the end of the season, but the Braves aren\u2019t going to rush them back with the playoffs so far out of reach.<\/p>\n<p>That part is far from surprising. There\u2019s really no reason the\u00a0Braves\u00a0should want either Schwellenbach or Lopez to pitch again this season. Let them rest up, get fully healthy, and hopefully, help the club make a playoff push in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The shocking part is Mark Bowman reporting Reynaldo Lopez does not want to go back to the bullpen next year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=SportsTalkATL&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1958604942895116495&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportstalkatl.com%2Fshocking-braves-report-involving-reynaldo-lopez%2F&amp;sessionId=543c8e283b962a4714ce0bf41b5ea3c0f5e38daa&amp;siteScreenName=SportsTalkATL&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1958604942895116495\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>After spending nearly a half decade as a dominant reliever, Lopez signed with Atlanta as a starter and it worked out better than anyone could have imagined. He earned All-Star honors and posted a 1.99 ERA in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, fatigue issues started to become a problem later in the season, and eventually, he was shutdown completely before the playoffs. Even more worrisome, those same problems carried into this year, costing him pretty much the entire season as he only made one start.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s understandable for a player to want a bigger role. Reynaldo Lopez is far more valuable as a starter than he is a reliever, but that only matters if he\u2019s healthy. To this point, the bigger workload has clearly proven to be a problem.<\/p>\n<p>But it doesn\u2019t matter what Lopez wants. It matters what the Braves\u00a0should\u00a0do. There is no way they should be viewing Lopez as a starter going into 2026. Counting on him, or on arms like\u00a0Grant Holmes,\u00a0Joey Wentz, and\u00a0Bryce Elder, to hold down rotation spots is a recipe for ending up in the exact same position the team finds itself in now. Atlanta has to treat Lopez as a bullpen piece and build its starting staff accordingly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to MLB.com\u2019s Mark Bowman,\u00a0Reynaldo Lopez\u00a0and\u00a0Spencer Schwellenbach\u00a0will not return this season. 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