Braves make a trade and provide multiple injury updates

Tuesday was another incredibly busy day for the Braves, and there was also a baseball game that was played. Not that anybody wants to remember that, as Atlanta lost their sixth straight game to open the season by a score of 3-1.

Outside of the game, the Braves provided a couple of injury updates on a few critical pieces. The news on Reynaldo Lopez was not good. He will have an arthroscopic procedure on his injured shoulder to see if anything more than just rest is needed. The Braves are hopeful he will be able to return this season, but at the very least, it can be expected that he will miss several months, and that’s if things go well.

If they go poorly, Reynaldo Lopez could miss the rest of the season, and there should be concerns about whether he’ll ever positively contribute to the Braves again, which is very bad news considering he just signed a three-year, $30 million extension with the club a few months ago.

Sean Murphy‘s prognosis is much more positive. The Braves catcher began his rehab assignment and homered, with MLB.com’s Mark Bowman reporting that once Murphy catches back-to-back games, he will rejoin the team in Atlanta, which could happen as soon as this weekend.