{"id":71612,"date":"2025-07-27T14:49:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T14:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=71612"},"modified":"2025-07-27T14:51:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T14:51:27","slug":"breaking-braves-get-another-painful-reason-to-give-up-on-the-season-and-sell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=71612","title":{"rendered":"Breaking: Braves get another painful reason to give up on the season and sell"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-black font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\">Once again, the Atlanta Braves suffer a back-breaking injury to the pitching staff.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex items-center justify-between text-darkGrey font-group-bigger\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_98,w_4636,h_2607\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1601wbtcwfqpjm1fe.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_98,w_4636,h_2607\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1601wbtcwfqpjm1fe.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_98,w_4636,h_2607\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1601wbtcwfqpjm1fe.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_98,w_4636,h_2607\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1601wbtcwfqpjm1fe.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_98,w_4636,h_2607\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1601wbtcwfqpjm1fe.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_98,w_4636,h_2607\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1601wbtcwfqpjm1fe.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_98,w_4636,h_2607\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1601wbtcwfqpjm1fe.jpg 1x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_98,w_4636,h_2607\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1601wbtcwfqpjm1fe.jpg 2x, https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_98,w_4636,h_2607\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F229%2F01k1601wbtcwfqpjm1fe.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"Colorado Rockies v Atlanta Braves\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_98,w_4636,h_2607\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/229\/01k1601wbtcwfqpjm1fe.jpg\" alt=\"Colorado Rockies v Atlanta Braves\" width=\"4636\" height=\"2607\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">Colorado Rockies v Atlanta Braves | Todd Kirkland\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The\u00a0Atlanta Braves\u00a0can&#8217;t catch a break. An extra-innings loss to the\u00a0Texas Rangers\u00a0on Saturday dropped the Braves 15 games below .500 and 16 games behind the first-place\u00a0New York Mets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">This season could not be going much worse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The predominant narrative after last season was &#8220;there&#8217;s no way they get this unlucky twice in a row!&#8221; Well, as we all know, lightning can indeed strike the same place twice. Thank you to the Rescue Heroes for teaching me this very important lesson as a child.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Grant Holmes left Saturday&#8217;s start after 4.0 innings after he felt &#8220;elbow tightness,&#8221; per Braves manager Brian Snitker. He allowed six hits, two walks and four earned runs with two strikeouts. For the season, Holmes has a 3.99 ERA and 1.34 WHIP, boasting 123 strikeouts in 115.0 innings. Now he joins a loaded IL for the Braves.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1949294946986471606&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Ffansided.com%2Fmlb%2Fbraves-get-another-painful-reason-to-give-up-on-the-season-and-sell&amp;sessionId=d70903250253fe544509bda1039355d82afda5f7&amp;siteScreenName=fansided&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1949294946986471606\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Chris Sale, AJ Smith-Shawver, Reynaldo L\u00f3pez and Spencer Schwellenbach are all on the IL. All would be regular starters if Atlanta was at full strength, which tells you how weak the rotation is at present. Holmes&#8217; sudden absence just increases the size of the void tearing through Atlanta&#8217;s pitching staff. Superman ain&#8217;t coming to save the Braves rotation.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Grant Holmes injury gives Braves ample motivation to sell at trade deadline<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">It&#8217;s time for Alex Anthopoulos and the Braves front office to accept reality. This team has been reluctant to sell at the trade deadline, and understandably so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">The Braves are built to contend. This roster has a lot of talent. Unfortunately, not enough of it is available, and many of the &#8220;healthy&#8221; stars just aren&#8217;t performing up to their standards. Atlanta&#8217;s postseason window is just about closed. It&#8217;s time to start\u00a0restocking for the future.<\/p>\n<p>Marcell Ozuna is\u00a0good as gone, but the Braves might need to consider going beyond their expiring contracts. Retooling for a hopefully healthy run in 2026 is understandable, but at a certain point, one has to wonder if this roster, as built, just isn&#8217;t good enough.<\/p>\n<p>There are too many injury variables. Too many stars who haven&#8217;t played like stars in two years.<\/p>\n<p>Chris Sale, for example,\u00a0would return a monster haul, even on the IL. He&#8217;s due back before October and he has a club option for next season.<\/p>\n<p>Before suffering an unlucky rib injury, Sale was in the thick of NL Cy Young contention for the second straight campaign. Longevity and durability are concerns for Sale moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Now might be the right time to cash in, rather than trying to trade him next summer when the value of his contract will almost certainly be less.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Sean Murphy? Ozzie Albies? Even Michael Harris. None of these guys should be untouchable. That&#8217;s not to say Atlanta needs to tear this roster down to the studs, but reinvigorating the farm system and improving depth with a couple of major trades wouldn&#8217;t be the worst idea for a team whose primary bugaboo has been depth.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Braves are running short on pitchers with Grant Holmes out<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Atlanta&#8217;s goal at the trade deadline should be clear: to stockpile pitching options. Once considered a strength of the Braves roster, the rotation is in shambles right now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Better health should eventually come around, but even thinking ahead to next season, the Braves might want better alternatives than Bryce Elder or Joey Wentz when injuries strike.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">With four regular starters on the IL, Atlanta will once again dip into their Triple-A pool for an immediate replacement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Didier Fuentes, the Braves&#8217; 20-year-old top prospect, was completely overwhelmed when Atlanta called him up earlier this season. Hurston Waldrep, their former No. 1 prospect, has struggled immensely in Triple-A Gwinnett.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-14\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Davis Daniel and Nathan Wiles logged a handful of spot starts earlier this season and could be due for a call-up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Fomer postseason hero Ian Anderson was waived earlier this season, then picked back up off waivers after he met the same fate with the\u00a0Los Angeles Angels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">He has not been particularly good in MLB or Triple-A this season, but hey. The Braves are, again, running out of options.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">This is all very bleak. Atlanta needs to look in the mirror and consider a few tough cuts at next week&#8217;s trade deadline.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once again, the Atlanta Braves suffer a back-breaking injury to the pitching staff. 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