NORTH PORT, Fla. — Braves lefty Max Fried is the staff’s No. 1 starter. Spencer Strider’s “stuff” is so good that he should be a strikeout machine for a full season like he was for 20 starts in 2022. Old pro Charlie Morton is looking for a bounce-back season in the twilight of his distinguished career. The No. 5 starter is a question mark, but isn’t that how it goes for most teams?
Then there’s Braves right-hander Kyle Wright. Less than two years ago, Wright looked like a failed prospect. Wright was so good last season that now he’s being asked if he aims to be an ace, and the question doesn’t sound outlandish.
“I don’t look too far into that, really,” Wright said this week at Braves spring training. “Quite frankly, we’ve got two guys that are better than I am.”
