Diamondbacks right-hander Tyler Clippard has a capsule sprain in his throwing shoulder, he told reporters (including Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic). He won’t throw for six weeks.
That rules Clippard out for at least all of April. Quite likely, the 36-year-old will be sidelined deep into May even in a best case scenario, as he’ll need some time to build arm strength back after the layoff. It’s a tough blow to a D-Backs’ bullpen that expected to regularly feature Clippard in a set-up capacity. The 11-year veteran signed a $2.25MM contract with Arizona over the offseason.
It’s also completely unfamiliar territory for Clippard, who has incredibly never gone on the injured list during his MLB career. Other than the 2020 shortened season (when he pitched in nearly half the Twins’ games), Clippard has thrown 60+ innings out of the bullpen every year since 2009. That streak will now come to an end, although there remains hope he’ll be able to log some rather significant work in the late spring and summer.
Bukauskas is ready and waiting
The curse of former Indian pitchers has now spread from starters to relievers. What, or who is next?
hopefully he makes a speedy recovery
The Yankee Clippard.
Get well soon.
He saved all of his IL appearances up for one big one.
Hopefully he bounces back. One of those relievers who is easy to overlook, but has had a productive career.
That’s the risk you take. He has a lot of miles in that arm.