Braves starter Grant Holmes opts for nonsurgical rehab

“He’s consulted with the doctors, and he and his camp came to that conclusion that they were going to try the rehab approach,” Snitker said. “They take the advice of — I think they talk to two or three different doctors, and they get the information. And then it’s up to the player what he wants to do."

Holmes was the fifth and final member of the Braves’ opening day rotation to wind up on the injured list — joining Chris Sale (fractured rib cage), Spencer Schwellenbach (fractured right elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver (torn right UCL) and Reynaldo López (right shoulder inflammation) — after the club placed him there July 27.

(Snitker shared that Sale threw a bullpen session Monday, while López is still playing catch. Schwellenbach, on the other hand, has not begun throwing yet.)

Holmes felt tightness in his elbow during a start against the Rangers on July 26, where he threw 81 pitches — his fewest since a June 5 outing against the Diamondbacks — across four innings before the club pulled him.

The team initially assigned Holmes to the 15-day injured list but moved him to the 60-day list about nine hours later to open a roster spot for starting pitcher Erick Fedde, who will make his second start for the Braves on Monday night against the Brewers.

Holmes leads the Braves with 21 starts this season and 115 innings, his most since tossing 148⅓ frames in the minor leagues in 2017. He posted a 3.99 ERA with 123 strikeouts and 54 walks this season.