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Health Notes: Ohtani, Mondesi, Graterol, Mikolas, D-backs,

By Connor Byrne | May 3, 2021 at 9:05pm CDT

Right-hander Shohei Ohtani was supposed to take the mound for the Angels in their game against the Rays on Monday, but the team scratched him in favor of lefty Jose Quintana because of elbow soreness. Ohtani swas hit by pitch on Sunday, and manager Joe Maddon told reporters (including Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times) that he’s now “too sore to throw.” However, there’s still a chance he’ll start sometime during this four-game set versus Tampa Bay. Even if that doesn’t happen, Ohtani feels well enough to hit, so the DH will continue making an offensive impact. Ohtani has only made three starts and pitched 13 2/3 innings this season, but he has overcome control problems (13 walks) to log a 3.29 ERA with 23 strikeouts and a 62.5 percent groundball percentage. He has complemented his pitching performance with a power-packed .270/.318/.620 line, eight homers and six stolen bases over 107 plate appearances as a hitter.

  • Royals shortstop Adalberto Mondesi will start doing pregame work with the team this week and could begin a rehab assignment next week, per general manager Dayton Moore (via Anne Rogers of MLB.com). The Royals have gone all season without Mondesi, the reigning stolen base champion who strained his right oblique during the spring. Despite Mondesi’s absence, the Royals entered Monday with a surprising 16-10 record – the best mark in the majors. Nicky Lopez has filled in capably for Mondesi during KC’s fast start.
  • Dodgers reliever Brusdar Graterol will undergo an MRI on his ailing right forearm Tuesday, Jorge Castillo of the Los Angeles Times tweets. The team placed Graterol on the IL last Thursday with forearm tightness – a rather ominous-sounding injury for someone who underwent Tommy John surgery in the past – and the 22-year-old hasn’t resumed throwing since then, according to Castillo. The Dodgers lost another of their promising young hurlers, righty starter Dustin May, to the dreaded TJ diagnosis on Monday.
  • Cardinals righty Miles Mikolas will make a rehab start with Triple-A Memphis this week, and he’ll “likely” go four innings, Jeff Jones of the Belleville News-Democrat writes. Mikolas hasn’t pitched in the majors this year because of shoulder problems, after he sat out all of last season on account of flexor tendon surgery. His most recent MLB outing occurred Oct. 11, 2019.
  • The Diamondbacks have reinstated first baseman Christian Walker and outfielder Tim Locastro from the IL, Nick Piecoro of the Arizona Republic tweets. The club optioned outfielder Nick Heath and infielder Andrew Young in corresponding moves. The Diamondbacks have been without Walker since April 12 because of a right oblique strain, while Locastro suffered a dislocated finger April 17. Walker had a rough go early on with a .179/.250/.282 line and one homer in 44 trips to the plate. Locastro, meantime, took 58 PA last month and batted .269/.345/.327 with an HR and three steals.
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  1. Brew’88

    4 years ago

    Look forward to MLBTR: “Health Notes: 0”

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  2. racosun

    4 years ago

    So just plunk the guy in his first AB of every series, face the DH-version only…

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    • hossmandu

      4 years ago

      yeah, that will go well.

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    • HubcapDiamondStarHalo

      4 years ago

      You seem nice.

      Reply
  3. hossmandu

    4 years ago

    I just want the uninformed folks to say “why isn’t Shohei wearing armor” and then saying the Angels are incompetent for him not wearing armor. LOL HE WAS WEARING ARMOR!!!

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    • Halo11Fan

      4 years ago

      That is the quintessential example of a strawman argument post. I’ve seen a lot of dumb post regarding Ohtani, not one regarding armor.

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      • 1984wasntamanual

        4 years ago

        It was on the last post about him, or the one before that. Someone said the Angels were dumb for not making him wear armor on his pitching elbow.

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        • lasershow45

          4 years ago

          Specifically “Barry Bonds Armor” if I remember right

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      • hossmandu

        4 years ago

        Sorry Halo11 – but there were a few posts on the previous story. Wrong again!

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  4. downsr30

    4 years ago

    The only thing worse than the overload of strikeouts this year is all the injuries.

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  5. User 2269512157

    4 years ago

    How many of the games greatest players can the Angels force to miss the playoffs?
    I’m not blaming them for the injuries but they’re wasting 3 of the games greats in their primes.

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    • Rsox

      4 years ago

      I get Trout. I assume you are also referring to Ohtani but who’s the third?

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      • M’s is for maybe

        4 years ago

        “Who is Anthony Rendon for 500 Alex
        ”

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        • ellisd19830

          4 years ago

          Or aaron!

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  6. tanner829 2

    4 years ago

    Ohtani: I was at the game when he was hit & the ball hit him in his Elbow Guard & he acted like the biggest BABY! He acted like the ball hit him in his head, what a POS BABY!

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    • lasershow45

      4 years ago

      1. Calling Ohtani a POS shows your true colors. Dude has been nothing but humble since he came to the US.

      2. He was hit in the pad, but directly in the back of the elbow. Pad or no pad that shizz hurts.

      3. Trout got hit in the same spot and didn’t play for 3 or 4 games. Ohtani is hitting.

      4. Go stand in the box and get hit by 85 anywhere and I’ll bet you flop around like a fish out of water.

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  7. James Ryu

    4 years ago

    LOL. 13 walks in 13 innings is getting over control problem?

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    • mlb1225

      4 years ago

      He hasn’t overcome his control issue specifically, but he’s overcome it to perform well. I think the better wording would have been “in spite of his control”.

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    • Brian Bickos

      4 years ago

      Four H/9 is unsustainable so he better get that under control pretty soon.

      Reply
  8. JoeBrady

    4 years ago

    My condolences to Graterol, but I am still waiting for all the Boston writers to acknowledge that perhaps Bloom was right. They were wearing out their typewriters when Bloom first declined on Graterol.

    But, more importantly, perhaps the writers should defer to the medical people on fracking medical issues! Just maybe, the medical doctors performing the examinations know more than the writers.

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    • Dorothy_Mantooth

      4 years ago

      Jeter Downs > Brusdar Graterol

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  9. Sryphilz27

    4 years ago

    Oh my God you mother fers are so bad at baseball yeah I’m talking to you Joe Maddon. Guerra really so bad, stop using c-rod in un-winnable games. So bad at baseball!

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