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MRI reveals Luke Jackson has UCL damage, will undergo further evaluation

The Braves’ bullpen is going to be a strength of the team going into the 2022 season. While bullpen arms are an extremely volatile commodity (more on that in a second), the relief corps that Atlanta has put together with Kenley Jansen, Will Smith, Tyler Matzek, Collin McHugh, AJ Minter, and Luke Jackson (along with hopefully Kirby Yates later in the year) is one of the best groups in the entire league.

Unfortunately, if you are wanting to guess which type of player is the most volatile and injury-prone in the league, it would be bullpen arms. There are a lot of reasons for that and we won’t be diving into those here, but it remains a true axiom which is why it is so important to have depth.