Sometimes it is not meant to be. That’s the feeling I am getting with this year’s Atlanta Braves team.
First Spencer Strider. Then Ronald Acuña Jr. Then Michael Harris II. and now Ozzie Albies and Max Fried. The star power lost on this team due to injury is staggering, which just doesn’t even take into account the missed time for last year’s All-Stars, Sean Murphy and Austin Riley.
Heck, Whit Merrifield was just signed this week before injuring his middle finger during a pregame workout with the Braves. Manager Brian Snitker said it correctly, “You can’t make it up.