Fried will remain a member of a six-man rotation going forward, David O'Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. He will start Saturday against the Marlins.
The Braves are moving Lucas Sims to the bullpen with Luiz Gohara getting promoted, and will stick with a six-man rotation. Fried struggled this season after making the jump from Low-A to Double-A, but as a member of the 40-man roster, he was pushed a bit more aggressively than he would have been under ideal circumstances. With that in mind, it would not be surprising to see the Braves give him a longer leash in the rotation than the typical 23-year-old with his lack of success in the upper levels. If he impresses down the stretch, he could enter 2018 as a favorite to break camp in the rotation.