ATLANTA -- When the Braves drafted a bunch of pitchers in June and then said, "You can never have enough pitching," they certainly didn't believe they'd be in their current position, where they essentially don't have enough pitching to construct a big league rotation in comfortable fashion.
Atlanta's starting rotation took another hit on Thursday, when Aaron Blair was placed on Triple-A Gwinnett's disabled list with a left knee strain suffered during a bullpen session on Wednesday. The Braves had been planning to promote Blair and have him start Saturday's game in St. Louis. Instead, they have to fill another void within a rotation that now counts Mike Foltynewicz as its only member who has made more than five career starts.