Braves Rotation Continues Difficult Task of Navigating Sale's Absence

The Atlanta Braves are faced with one of their toughest challenges related to the injury bug, and that's filling the spot of a Cy Young Award winner

It's not easy pushing forward without the ace of the staffIt's not easy pushing forward without the ace of the staff / Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

One moment, Sale is having one of his most memorable nights in an Atlanta Braves uniform. The next moment, he's out for the foreseeable future with fractures in his ribs.

The Braves were already down a couple rotation options before they lost their cornerstone piece. Reynaldo López is looking nowhere close to being back in any capacity, let alone as a starter. AJ Smith-Shawver is out for the rest of this…