THE BIG HURT: Players likely to start the season on the IL
Mar 13 2019
So it's now the Injured List (IL) and not the Disabled List (DL). That may take some getting used to. Of course, that hasn't stopped players from getting hurt, including everyone's favorite ace...
Pre-season
Alex Wood (LHP, CIN) – Back stiffness (3/3/19)
He's had a stiff back for about a week, and is unlikely to improve before the start of the season. This is not terribly uncommon in spring training and he has no prior history of back trouble, so it's relatively low-risk right now.
2019 Impact: Elevated risk
Est. Return: Mid-April
Clayton Kershaw (LHP, LA) – L shoulder soreness (2/22/19)
So we’ll call this now. With less than three weeks to go, he hasn’t started throwing off a mound, and there’s really little time left for him to get...
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