The Braves have placed righty starter John Smoltz on the 15-day disabled list with a severely inflamed biceps tendon and a inflamed rotator cuff. This is horrible news for the Braves as Smoltz was outstanding so far this season. Smoltz has started 5 games for the Braves this season and he is 3-2 with a 2.00 ERA and a 1.11 WHIP. Smoltz has whiffed 36 batters in only 27 innings this season which shows how nasty his stuff has been this year. The Braves have activated Tom Glavine off the D.L. to replace Smoltz on the roster and in the rotation.

The Atlanta Braves have placed lefty starter Tom Glavine on the 15-day disabled list with a hamstring problem. The amazing thing about that is that it’s the first time in Glavine’s major league career that he has been on the D.L. Glavine has started 3 games this season for the Braves and he is 0-1 with a 2.38 ERA and a 1.68 WHIP. Glavine will be replaced in the rotation by fellow lefty Chuck James. James has now started 2 games for the Braves this season and he is 1-1 with a 7.88 ERA and a 1.38 WHIP.

The Atlanta Braves have placed righty reliever Peter Moylan on the 15-day disabled list with a sore right elbow. Moylan has pitched in 7 games for the Braves this season and he is 0-1 with 1 save, a 1.59 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. This is a serious injury that could cause Moylan to miss most or all of the rest of the 2008 season. Manny Acosta, Blaine Boyer and Chris Resop will all get chances to close until Rafael Soriano or Mike Gonzalez come off the D.L. The Braves have recalled righty Buddy Carlyle to replace Moylan on the active roster. He has pitched in 2 games this season for the Braves and he has not allowed a run in 1.1 innings.

Third baseman Chipper Jones is off to a very, very hot start to the 2008 season. Jones has played in 12 games for the Braves this season and he is 20 for 49 (.408 avg, 1.015 OPS) with 10 runs scored, 2 homers and 11 RBIs. With all of the injuries the Braves have suffered in the pitching staff they will have to score a lot of runs to win this season. With that in mind, keeping Chipper Jones healthy will be very, very important to the Braves’ success this season.

The Atlanta Braves have placed closer Rafael Soriano on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow tendinitis. Soriano has pitched in 4 games this season for the Braves and he is 0-0 with 1 save, a 2.25 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. The Braves will turn to righty Peter Moylan to be the closer until Soriano is ready to return to action. Moylan has pitched in 7 games this season for the Braves and he is 0-1 with 1 save, a 1.59 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. Moving Moylan to closer will hurt the bullpen because he is such a good set up man, but he should do a good job closing games.