Yes, the Braves make me dismiss any whining about injury.
A 21 yr old mid-season call-up, granted hes not only that but still, shouldnt have been relying
Mayer was not looking like he was good enough to be on the playoff roster
Houck had fallen apart last year
Casas was awful and may be less athletic than I am. Getting hurt stepping on a bag is no surprise
A bunch of depth pitchers
Meanwhile the braves lose their best hitter and best hitter last year. Yankees lose their best pitcher.
We have injuries, sure. But i dont accept them as an excuse. And I dont mean that injuries should never be used as an excuse or some kind of platitude like "every team has them"
I mean, ours specifically, are not bad relative to what other teams have had over last 3 years (Dodgers, Yankees, Braves).