MLB.com’s Mark Bowman reports “the scuttlebutt” is that Spencer Strider likely won’t pitch again this year, “at least as a starting pitcher.”

“Will he ever be a starter again? Would it be best to just use him as a reliever once he returns to health? These are the questions that are being asked as we await answers,” Bowman continues. Strider’s continued absence appears likely to have the Braves searching for starting pitching at the trade deadline. Redraft fantasy managers holding on to him in an IL spot don’t necessarily have to keep doing that based on this update.