Here is the Fantrax Injury Report for Sunday, May 21, 2023.
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Carson Kelly – C Arizona Diamondbacks
The #Dbacks selected RHP Austin Adams from Triple-A Reno, placed LHP Anthony Misiewicz (strained right calf) on the 15-day injured list, and transferred C Carson Kelly (right forearm fracture) to the 60-day injured list.
— Arizona Diamondbacks (@Dbacks) May 20, 2023
Just a reminder that Gabriel Moreno is the catcher for this team and that Kelly won’t be back until at least August if that.
Max Fried – SP Atlanta Braves
A good sign: Max Fried has been lifting weights, Brian Snitker said. Snitker didn’t know when Fried might be re-evaluated.
— Justin Toscano (@JustinCToscano) May 20, 2023
While it’s good news that Fried is lifting weights, the uncertainty of his return is frustrating for fantasy owners. There’s a chance that he gets transferred to the 60-day Injured List at some point, but that’s speculation for now.
Justin Turner – 3B Boston Red Sox
This was quoted by manager Alex Cora yesterday. This means that it’s hopeful for Turner to return today, if not tomorrow.
Garrett Whitlock – SP Boston Red Sox
Whitlock will have one more rehab game this weekend. The plan is for him to pitch next weekend if all is a success.
Adam Duvall – OF Boston Red Sox
Duvall has recently hit off a tee and then progressed to some soft toss swings as well. While that’s good and well, he still has a long way to go before entering a game. This leads one to believe that June 9 is much too optimistic, but anything can happen.
Gavin Sheets – OF Chicago White Sox
Sheets scratched because of a minor right wrist issue from sliding. #whitesox
— Brian Sandalow (@BrianSandalow) May 20, 2023
Consider Sheets DTD while he gets his wrist better. There hasn’t been any indication of an Injured List trip, but this is a new ailment.
Jonathan India – 2B Cincinnati Reds
X-rays negative on India
— C. Trent Rosecrans (@ctrent) May 20, 2023
India fouled a ball off of his knee but stayed in the game as a pinch runner. It’s good news that the x-rays came back negative and he should be thought of as DTD for now.
Lance McCullers Jr. – Houston Astros
Lance McCullers Jr. said he’ll throw a bullpen pregame on Sunday, which could be his last one before he throws live BP.
— Danielle Lerner (@danielle_lerner) May 20, 2023
The team has been bringing him around slowly, so while this could be his last BP, they could extend this into next week. That being said, after a live BP (or more than one), he will need a lengthy rehab.
Julio Urias – SP Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers just put Julio Urías on the IL with a left hamstring strain.
— Fabian Ardaya (@FabianArdaya) May 20, 2023
It’s hard to know if this hamstring issue was the result of his porous performance earlier in the week or a phantom ailment to give him two weeks to get himself right. Either way, he will need some time to figure things out and get back to pitching the way we’re used to seeing.
Byron Buxton – OF Minnesota Twins
Byron Buxton left tonight's game with right leg tightness, Twins say.
— Betsy Helfand (@betsyhelfand) May 21, 2023
The only good news regarding this is that this is Buxton’s first real problem all season, and it looks to be minor. While anything is possible with him, consider him DTD for now until we get more updates.
Minnesota Twins – Team Update
Jorge Polanco had an MRI on his hamstring but they do not have the results back yet.
Max Kepler ran today at about 70 precent. He reported feeling good.
Caleb Thielbar is playing catch and is expected to throw off the mound next week.
Tyler Mahle's surgery will be on Monday.
— Betsy Helfand (@betsyhelfand) May 21, 2023
A lot to unpack here. We should know more about Polanco’s MRI today, though speculation has him remaining on the Injured List for longer than the ten-day minimum. Kepler has been on the Injured List himself for about a week, and the only real question is if he will need a rehab appearance or not. Mahle’s surgery will pit him to miss the rest of this season and most of next.
Kenta Maeda – SP Minnesota Twins
Kenta Maeda threw a bullpen today that went well. It was between 20-25 pitches (fastball/changeup). He's scheduled to throw a longer one on Tuesday and use all of his pitches.
— Betsy Helfand (@betsyhelfand) May 21, 2023
That’s great to hear, as Maeda has been out of action for quite a while. It’s unclear when he will begin a rehab assignment, but it’s unlikely to begin anytime soon.
Logan Webb – SP San Francisco Giants
Kapler says Webb came out with low back tightness.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) May 20, 2023
Webb went on to say that he doesn’t need an MRI and that it was an insignificant pain. In fact, he said pitchers go through this from time to time so he’s not concerned at all.
Tyler O’Neill – OF St. Louis Cardinals
#STLCards manager Oli Marmol said the club hopes that Tyler O’Neill (low back strain) can restart baseball activities by Monday and ramp up enough to start a MiLB rehab assignment by late next week. The longer he’s out, the longer rehab assignment he’ll likely need, Marmol said.
— John Denton (@JohnDenton555) May 20, 2023
O’Neill was supposed to begin rehab last week, but that got delayed due to a setback. After having met with the team officials, this course of action was decided. It remains to be seen if this will hold, but for now it’s what they’re doing.
Jacob deGrom – SP Texas Rangers
From the sounds of it, the corner that deGrom turned on was resting in between simulated innings, where he would emulate in-game situations. It sounds like a solid plan, but with him, you never know how long things are going to take. The team has yet to formulate a plan for a rehab assignment. Furthermore, he didn’t actually throw a second bullpen after that rest, but rather he played catch in the outfield. While Grant suggests in the article that a rehab assignment may not be necessary, given the lengthy time away from the game it seems like one would be a good idea. However, with deGrom, anything is possible.