It doesn’t seem as if the Angels will end up needing to place superstar Mike Trout on the injured list. The club indicated in an announcement today that he’s recovering well after tweaking his groin muscle recently, with an MRI showing that the swelling is subsiding and Trout “report[ing] daily improvement.” Another medical review is scheduled for Sunday. It’s not known whether Trout could be activated thereafter, but a decision will need to be made sooner than later. While the club obviously prefers not to go without him any longer than necessary, the worst outcome would be for Trout to make things worse by rushing back.
More on the injury front from around the game:
- Late-inning man Jeremy Jeffress is expected to return to the Brewers after one more rehab outing, skipper Craig Counsell tells reporters including Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (Twitter link). Jeffress has been moving at about the pace that was hoped when it was announced he’d open the year on the injured list with a somewhat balky shoulder. He has been knocked around a bit on his rehab assignment, though that’s hardly the focus. Jeffress says he’s gaining velocity and feeling stronger as he goes. He’ll soon get the chance to try to replicate his magnificent 2018 season.
- Rockies first baseman Daniel Murphy will not require surgery to repair his fractured left index finger, Patrick Saunders of the Denver Post reports on Twitter. That seems generally promising, if only because it’s always preferable to avoid the risks of a procedure. It’s not clear exactly how long he’ll be sidelined; at last look, the club expected he’d be out of commission through at least the end of the month, but that seems like the bare minimum. Whatever the duration, it’ll be more than desirable for a team that currently sports the league’s worst offense.
- While there’s still no precise timeline, a return to action is now in sight for Mariners reliever Sam Tuivailala. He’s still at least a month away from the majors but is nearing live BP sessions, MLB.com’s Greg Johns reports via Twitter. The 26-year-old hurler, who is working back from a torn Achilles, appears to be a bit ahead of schedule as compared to expectations last fall. He still has a fair number of additional hurdles yet to clear, of course, but it’s generally promising for the increasingly interesting M’s.
- The Rangers still lack clarity regarding the severity of the elbow injury to veteran starter Edinson Volquez. For now, the plan is to put him on the shelf for the next four to six weeks before bringing him in for imaging and a medical review, Jeff Wilson of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram was among those to cover (Twitter link). It’s a bit of an unusual situation, but it seems the hurler preferred to wait; the team agreed since he’d be sidelined regardless and the results would be more reliable after swelling has gone down. Volquez has suggested he’ll retire if he has again blown out his ulnar collateral ligament. If that’s not necessary, he could presumably return to pitch this year in Texas. It seems we’ll all wait a while longer to learn the outcome.
HaloShane
With or without Mike Trout the Angels are going nowhere fast. Get well soon Trout.
todd76
I’m just glad he isn’t going to the team we all know of that just goes out and buys their team.
timewalk42
Dodgers . Red Sox . Cubs .
murphydog
Trout, Upton and Ohtani back shortly.
trout27
Trout probably Monday, Ohtani in two weeks and Upton in June.
Thomas Walker
To some extent, don’t they all “just go out and buy their teams”?
Codeeg
It’s a silly thing to say. Funny how many don’t realize still use this old adage tho
DarkSide830
everyone’s a critic
FHaloSHane
You might be right but it would be nice if you’d stop calling yourself an Angels fan- I’ve never seen a positive comment from you and its a bit tiring- Personally I think the cowboy would be pleased with this team and its direction- Just enjoy the games and the fact you get to watch the GOAT
prov356
Haloshane – they won 6 straight and 7 of the last 8. Pick a different team to name yourself after since you obviously don’t like the Angels.
Vizionaire
get well sooner, trout!
spinach
Wouldn’t it make sense to check out Volquez’s elbow now, too, if only to see if/how it heals over the next six weeks? Is it the team being cost-conscious when it comes to imaging?
jorge78
The swelling has to go down. Did you read the article?
jorge78
The Rangers have to do something about Jessie Chavez. He’s horrible! And why is he wearing sunglasses at night? No wonder he can’t locate his pitches!
chalk73
He wears his sunglasses at night
So he can so he can
Watch you weave then breathe your story lines
And he wears his sunglasses at night
So he can so he can
Keep track of the visions his my eyes
bitteroldman
Don’t switch the blade on the guy in shades, oh no
Don’t masquerade with the guy in shades, oh no
Kylesamac
I would be cheering Chavez if I were you right now. Daniels has completely destroyed the farm, you need high picks to recover, especially headed into a new stadium next year.
MrMet62
Kinda weird that swelling in Mike Trout’s groin is generating so much conversation
citizen
It’s a bummer with the unbalanced schedule that the angels are finally making an appearance at wrigley but fans won’t get to see Trout..
themed
I know the cub announcers were giggling today sarcastically saying they really hate not seeing Trout playing this weekend.
twentyforty
Can Jeffress start and replace Burnes…who isn’t a SP. The Brewers have a pitching problem….
bdpecore
First of all, Jeffress isn’t a starting pitcher. Second, Burnes has shown more than enough to be given a longer look before being sent back down. Third, if the did decide to send Burnes down the Brewers have other options with big league success they could slide into the rotation (i.e. Anderson, Guerra, Suter)
bdpecore
I’m also curious on the reasons you don’t believe Burnes isn’t a starting pitcher. Please enlighten me.