32-year old righty reliever missed most of this year due to back surgery, but shortly after coming back he has torn his right rotator cuff and labrum. He will likely miss most, if not all of the 2012 season. Moylan pitched in 13 games (0 starts) for the Braves this year and he was 2-1 with a 3.24 ERA and a 1.80 WHIP. He has now pitched in 287 games (0 starts) in his first six years with the Braves and he is 19-9 with 3 saves, a 2.60 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP. The Braves are loaded in the pen but they will miss Moylan as he gave them a different look as he was a sidearmer.

35-year old righty swinging 1B/3B Wes Helms has declared himself out for the rest of the season due to a bone spur in his foot. Helms played in 9 games in AAA-ball for the Braves this year and he was 6 for 34 (.176 avg, .451 OPS) with 2 runs scored, 0 homers and 3 RBIs. Helms played in 69 games earlier this year with the Marlins and he was 21 for 110 (.191 avg, .513 OPS) with 10 runs scored, 0 homers and 6 RBIs. The Braves were hoping that Helms could help them off the bench in September, but that’s not going to happen now.

UPDATE: (9/3/2011) - The Braves have released Wes Helms.

The Braves have placed 34-year old lefty reliever George Sherrill on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to August 27th, due to a case of left elbow inflammation. Sherrill has pitched in 51 games (0 starts) for the Braves so far this year and he is 3-1 with a 3.00 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP. He has whiffed 38 batters in his first 36 innings for the Braves this year as he has his career back on the right track. By putting Sherrill on the D.L., the Braves didn’t need to send anyone to the minors to make room on the active roster for new outfielder Matt Diaz.

The Braves have placed 24-year old righty starting pitcher Tommy Hanson on the 15-day disabled list due to rotator cuff tendinitis. Hanson has started 22 games for the Braves so far this year and he is 11-7 with a 3.60 ERA and a 1.17 WHIP. He has only given up 106 hits in his first 130 innings this year with 142 whiffs as he has been solid this year. The Braves hope that Hanson only misses a couple of weeks as he is joining Jair Jurrjens on the D.L.

The Braves have placed 25-year old righty starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens on the 15-day disabled list due to a right knee strain. Jurrjens has started 20 games for the Braves already this year and he is 12-4 with a 2.63 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP. The Braves have brought up 23-year old lefty starting pitcher Mike Minor to replace Jurrjens in the starting rotation. Minor started 6 games earlier this year for the Braves and he was 1-2 with a 4.59 ERA and a 1.59 WHIP. He also has started in 16 games in AAA-ball this year in which he is 4-5 with a 3.13 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP. The Braves hope that Minor is better for them this time around.