The Indians have not wasted any time in moving righty Nick Goody to the 10-day DL after he exited tonight’s contest in obvious pain. As MLB.com’s Jordan Bastian tweets, Goody been diagnosed with elbow inflammation for the time being, but will undergo further testing.
To take his place on the active roster, the Indians will select the contract of right-hander Evan Marshall. That requires a 40-man spot, which has been created by shifting Danny Salazar to the 60-day DL.
The 26-year-old Goody had turned in a breakout 2017 season, working to a 2.80 ERA with 11.9 K/9 and 3.3 BB/9 over 54 2/3 innings. But he had stumbled a bit early this year, allowing seven earned runs on 13 hits (including three home runs) and five walks in 11 innings, over which he compiled 11 strikeouts.
Marshall, 28, has struggled badly in the majors ever since his strong 2014 debut campaign. Since that time, he has allowed 32 earned runs — with a 20:18 K/BB ratio — in 36 1/3 frames. That said, he’s also throwing the ball well at present at Triple-A, allowing just one earned run and issuing only a single free pass in his 10 2/3 innings.
The move on Salazar, meanwhile, is not terribly surprising given that he has yet to begin a rehab assignment. It’s not clear what kind of timeline he’s on at present in working back from shoulder problems, but it already seemed likely he’d miss at least the first two months of the season.
Watching live it sure looked like a serious UCL injury for Goody. Was in pain and threw his glove. Fingers crossed it’s not as bad as it looked.
looked to be pretty bad.
It sucks but that reaction has me thinking he’s going to be getting his elbow sliced open in the near future
He’s probably gonna be under the knife by Monday it’s not real hard to avoid Tommy John Surgery with any elbow injury even bone bruises there are Tommy John possibilities. A shame though he’s a good bullpen arm.
I was watching it, and Goody was in serious pain immediately. Based on his reaction and the fact that CLE placed him on the DL between games, I’d be surprised if he doesn’t need TJS. I’m no doctor, but it appeared that his UCL just snapped when he threw that slider.