Injury Report 8/9: Every Player’s DL Situation

ADDITIONS

Shane Carle (RP, Atlanta Braves) – I suspect further evaluation will be coming to determine the cause of the inflammation and rule out structural damage. If it is an isolated case of inflammation without additional concerns Carle may return this month.

Max Fried (SP, Atlanta Braves) – I’m optimistic that this will be a quick recovery for Fried as the injury occurred in response to a batted ball rather than his pitching motion. An MRI may be forthcoming.

Ben Zobrist (OF, Chicago Cubs) – Zobrist is expected to start on Friday.

Preston Tucker (OF, Cincinnati Reds) – Tucker is battling a foot contusion after a HBP. X-rays came back negative, though if he is out much longer a DL stint may be warranted.

Joey Votto (1B, Cincinnati Reds) – Votto is battling some knee soreness, though it doesn’t appear to be a serious issue. He should be in the lineup this weekend.

Leonys Martin (OF, Cleveland Indians) – Martin is battling “intestinal turmoil”, as Terry Francona worded it. He should be able to return to the lineup prior to this weekend.

Leury Garcia (OF, Chicago White Sox) – Garcia heads to the DL with a hamstring strain of unknown degree. Unless we hear otherwise, he should be able to return around the start of September.

John Hicks (1B, Detroit Tigers) – I suspect Hicks will complete a rehab assignment as he has been scuffling. He will likely rejoin the Detroit lineup near the start of September.

Daniel Hudson (RP, Los Angeles Dodgers) – It’s currently unclear how long Hudson will be sidelined, though he will certainly be shut down from throwing for a week or two.

Nick Tropeano (SP, Los Angeles Angels) – Tropeano hit the DL for the third time this year (all shoulder-related concerns). I suspect the Angels will be very patient with him or even consider shutting him down for the remainder of the year. His first DL stint lasted 10 days while his second lasted just over a month.

Adalberto Mejia (SP, Minnesota Twins) – Mejia is expecting to make his next start, though this seems optimistic. Friday would be the last day to make a full retroactive DL move so look for an update then.

Matt Belisle (RP, Minnesota Twins) – Conservative treatment will likely be the ticket here, though I’ve not seen reports indicate the severity of damage to the knee cartilage. This injury paired with ineffectiveness may end Belisle’s season prematurely.

Robbie Grossman (OF, Minnesota Twins) – No MRI results reported so we don’t have a degree of strain for the time being. Grossman may be able to return this month.

Matt Albers (RP, Milwaukee Brewers) – Albers absence will depend on the severity of the strain and whether or not a rehab assignment is needed. Monitor for updates, but he may not be available until September.

Sean Rodriguez (2B, Pittsburgh Pirates) – This may be a minimum stay, though no concrete plans have been communicated. Rodriguez has also been largely ineffective this season.

Sam Tuivailala (RP, Seattle Mariners) – Tuivailala will be examined further in the coming days, though this injury may end his season.

Ryon Healy (1B, Seattle Mariners) – Healy dealt with some heat-related issues and should be fine to return prior to the weekend.

Chase d’Arnaud (2B, San Francisco Giants) – This injury appears minor, and d’Arnaud should be able to return within the coming days. Painful way to foul a ball off yourself, though.

Marcus Stroman (SP, Toronto Blue Jays) – Stroman expects to make his next scheduled start.

Brandon Drury (3B, Toronto Blue Jays) – There are some positives here that lead me to believe that Drury can return closer to the 4-week end of this timetable. First, he has been healing for approximately two weeks as this fracture was previously identified. At this point, if he had a non-union or mal-union he would likely require a surgery prior to being casted/splinted. Second, the fracture required an MRI to identify which leads me to believe it is a small fracture.

Kelvin Herrera (RP, Washington Nationals) – Herrera is dealing with some inflammation that has caused an impingement of his rotator cuff. MRI returned no structural damage, so Herrera should be able to return once inflammation is managed and he is able to build up his throwing. He should return around the beginning of September.