The latest from the American League…
- Right-hander Alex Cobb won’t debut with the Orioles before April 14, Roch Kubatko of MASNsports.com reports. Cobb’s behind schedule because he sat on the free-agent market for a surprisingly long time – until March 21, to be exact – before scoring a four-year, $57MM deal. The 30-year-old threw four innings of 48-pitch ball in extended spring training on Friday, per Kubatko, and is likely to have an outing with Double-A Bowie on April 9, Eduardo A. Encina of the Baltimore Sun tweets.
- Mariners slugger Nelson Cruz sprained his right ankle Saturday, causing him to leave their game against Cleveland early, and was in a walking boot afterward, Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times relays. It doesn’t appear to be a major injury, however, as Divish writes that Cruz may only miss “a few days.” The designated hitter suffered the injury when he slipped on a step in the dugout, which came immediately after he belted his second home run of the season. X-rays came back negative, but Cruz will undergo an MRI on Sunday to make sure it’s nothing serious.
- Meanwhile in Seattle, it seems the left oblique injury that sent catcher Mike Zunino to the disabled list on Friday is fairly minor. Zunino suffered the least severe type of sprain (Grade 1), Mariners manager Scott Servais told Greg Johns of MLB.com and other reporters Saturday. The hope is that Zunino will be able to return next weekend. In the meantime, the Mariners will continue to go with Mike Marjama and David Freitas behind the plate.
- It doesn’t look as if Indians righty Danny Salazar will return in the near future. He’s slated to stay in Arizona for the next month on a throwing program, Jordan Bastian of MLB.com suggests. The 28-year-old Salazar has been on the shelf since he suffered an onset of right shoulder rotator cuff inflammation in January. The hard-throwing Salazar also missed significant time last season (six weeks) because of shoulder issues.
And the value of my Danny Salazar autographed baseball continues to plummet.
Sad too. He has so much talent. Hope he rebounds
I’ll buy it for 3 pancakes?
Does that offer include real maple syrup?
With Cruz out, the curse of Mariners teal strikes again.
Well, here’s hoping Vogelbach gets to it.
I’m all for getting rid of the teal.
I’m sure Cruz has access to something that will help him heal faster than usual. He’s been on it for years.
Well he’s only been suspended once awhile ago now and has had nothing come up since so that’s really dumb comment.
He gets caught, comes back even better, but he’s clean this time.
Which is the stupid comment?
That was years ago. You’re just talking trash, so both of your comments are stupid.
HalosHeavenJJ……Personally, I would like to hear how he has managed to alter the chemical compositions of whatever he is taking in order to evade detection in an IRMS. Care to explain?
Cheat Stick
Are we going to get into how many guys you have or had that have juiced compared to how many we have or had? It is stupid many of them have cheated get over it. Much harder to get away with it now I am sure far fewer are doing it because of that. It is also looked down on more by the players. If you have proof he is still cheating talk if not every team has old dirty laundry.
“Been on it for years” hahaha are you just a salty angels fan? That was 2013, FIVE years ago. He had lost 40 pounds right before spring training from a parasite and yeah, made the wrong decision. Again, 5 years ago… Cruz keeps himself in amazing condition for his age, 37 and is still an awesome hitter. And an awesome person from what I’ve heard and seen.
He made an adjustment with his hips that allowed him a more fluid swing and the ability to follow/pick up the ball faster. He’s been lights out since.
He has been as active as anyone trying to help in the DR and locally. Great player, teammate, and human being.