Reds right-hander Jon Moscot appears to be done for the season, writes MLB.com’s Robert Bondy. The rookie starting pitcher suffered a dislocated left (non-throwing) shoulder in his most recent outing while tagging out Anthony Gose in a rundown. Moscot will require surgery to repair what has been termed “significant” damage in the shoulder. Manager Bryan Price told Bondy and others that it would be “optimistic” to expect Moscot to pitch again in 2015, making the 23-year-old righty latest addition to a rapidly growing list of injured Reds. Homer Bailey is out for the season following Tommy John surgery, and Zack Cozart will miss the remainder of the year due to torn ligaments and tendons in his knee. Marlon Byrd is presently sidelined with a fractured wrist, and a hip impingement has prevented Devin Mesoraco from playing for nearly the entire season. In three starts this season, Moscot allowed six runs in 11 2/3 innings for the Reds, striking out six and walking five. With Johnny Cueto and Mike Leake looking like probable trade candidates, a strong early impression from Moscot could have potentially positioned him to remain in the rotation for the duration of the 2015 season. The good news for Moscot is that, according to Price, he’s expected to be ready for the 2016 campaign.
A couple more notable injury updates from around the league…
- Kris Medlen is slated to begin a rehab assignment with the Royals’ Double-A affiliate on Friday, which will commence a 30-day window to complete a rehab assignment, tweets MLB.com’s Jeffrey Flanagan. Medlen is said to be “all systems go” at this point in his recovery from a second Tommy John surgery. The Royals will hope that he’s healthy enough to join what has been a lackluster rotation in the season’s second half and help the team remain atop of a close race with the Twins, Tigers and Indians in the AL Central.
- Mets manager Terry Collins told reporters on Thursday that Juan Lagares is playing through an elbow ailment that could be fixed by either rest or Tommy John surgery, but the Record’s Matt Ehalt writes that surgery is not on the table for Lagares at this time. Both Collins and GM Sandy Alderson said that the injury is something that Lagares can play through, with Collins adding that “a lot of guys” have previously played through this particular ailment. “We just have to be careful he doesn’t get crazy and make an awkward throw or try to overthrow too much,” said Collins. Alderson added that the injury is “not an issue” and that surgery is “not on our radar.”
So that means Lagares will have Tommy John next week? Seems to be how the Mets run their organization.
It’s been sort of clear that Lagares has been injured for a little while, but I didn’t realize it was that bad. Hopefully he doesn’t overexert himself the rest of the season and can get healthy in the offseason. TJ surgery would be awful.
So you have a guy who can apparently be badly injured if he makes “an awkward throw,” and you’re PLAYING him? Is this wisdom?
Well, right now they are in a play-off race. Lagares makes the team better and him playing gives them the best opportunity to win. Worse case scenario, he has to get Tommy John Surgery when it makes sense to do so. I’m sure Lagares and the Mets don’t want to potentionally throw away the season because of an injury that is possible to play through.
He injured it in September but it isn’t as big a deal as for a pitcher. Many notable position players have played for years with partial tears. Like another commenter said, the team is much better off with him even if he can’t throw right now since we don’t have another CF close.
what should the Mets do? shut down their starting center fielder during a playoff race? if they fall hopelessly out of it come july or august, he’ll get the TJ. Which for position players is not as big a deal honestly. So he saves his arm, and tries his best to play through it, and you hold your breath. He wouldn’t be the first guy to play through this type of injury.
A healthy kris medlen could truly make this royals team a scary team.