Is the Atlanta Braves' pitching rotation doomed? Injuries are trying their best
This could be an odd season ahead for the Braves.
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The Atlanta Braves are the franchise that once had one of the most famous catchphrases in baseball: Spahn and Sain and pray for rain. Warren Spahn and Johnny Sain were great pitchers for the Braves in the mid-20th century. They didn't have anyone trustworthy behind them.
This year's team might need a new slogan, centered around Chris Sale and then what feels like a fail. MORE: Mike Trout, Tiger Woods, and Superman without his cape Injuries have absolutely decimated Atlanta's rotation. The Braves want this to be a major bounceback season.
Instead, it's already looking dismal before Opening Day is even here. "The Braves lost Spencer Schwellenbach (elbow surgery) at the start of camp and Spencer Strider (oblique) at the end of camp," MLB. com's Mark Bowman wrote in a new article on Wednesday.