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Michael Pineda Won’t Require Surgery

By Steve Adams | May 17, 2022 at 10:55am CDT

Tigers righty Michael Pineda sustained a fractured right middle finger when he was hit by a comebacker in his weekend start against the Orioles, but manager AJ Hinch said in an appearance on MLB Network Radio on SiriusXM today that the injury is not expected to require surgery (Twitter link via Jason Beck of MLB.com). Hinch suggested that Pineda will miss more than a month but not the multiple months that likely would’ve been needed to recuperate from surgery. He’ll be reevaluated in a couple of weeks.

Pineda, 33, signed a one-year, $5.5MM contract with the Tigers this offseason after spending the previous four years with the division-rival Twins. He’s out to a nice start, with a 3.22 ERA through his first 22 1/3 innings on the season. However, he’s also averaged fewer than five innings per outing and has posted a career-worst 13.6% strikeout rate. Pineda’s once-blazing fastball averaged just 90.9 mph with the Twins in 2021 and is sitting at 90.6 mph so far in 2022, though he’s maintained outstanding control, evidenced by his 4.5% walk rate.

The fractured finger for Pineda is the latest in a mountain of pitching injuries for the Tigers so far in a disappointing 2022 season. Detroit already knew that Spencer Turnbull would be shelved for most or all of the season following last summer’s Tommy John surgery, but he’s been joined on the injured list by Casey Mize (sprained MCL in his elbow), Matt Manning (shoulder inflammation), Tyler Alexander (elbow sprain) and now Pineda.

With a rotation’s worth of arms on the shelf, the Tigers are leaning heavily on veteran Eduardo Rodriguez, breakout 25-year-old Tarik Skubal, with little clarity beyond that duo. Former first-rounder Alex Faedo got the nod in last night’s game, while rookie Beau Brieske has held his own through four starts despite an unpalatable 11-to-10 K/BB ratio in 21 frames. Veteran Wily Peralta was an unexpected boon in the rotation last year and could be stretched out from his current multi-inning relief role, and the Tigers also took a look at left-hander Joey Wentz when they called him up for his MLB debut recently.

The final few rotation spots could be in a state of flux while Detroit weathers this stretch of injuries, however. Right-hander Chase Anderson, who has a 4.02 ERA in seven Triple-A starts, gives the organization one possible veteran option to consider as they look to piece things together.

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  1. stymeedone

    1 year ago

    Depth! Amazing that with 5 starters and two mainstay relievers, Cisnero and Funkhouser, all on the IL, its the Tigers pitching that has kept them in virtually every game. Somebody’s gotta get healthy sometime!

    Reply
    • ThonolansGhost

      1 year ago

      Amazing… With all the injuries, they still have the 5th best ERA in the AL.

      Reply
  2. CravenMoorehead

    1 year ago

    If he just puts some pine tar on it he’ll be fine

    Reply
  3. GoYanks

    1 year ago

    He should have one anyway just in case.

    Reply
  4. LordD99

    1 year ago

    A month off to eat.

    Reply
    • DT.J.B.

      1 year ago

      You feel better?

      Reply
  5. tradepartner

    1 year ago

    Tigers are holding it together. Tough start with injuries. If they get healthy, they’ll mama a move in that division

    Reply
  6. dkhits20

    1 year ago

    Well yeah, he averages fewer than 5 innings per outing because he was hit on the hand after 1 inning in his most recent outing. That’ll do it.

    Reply
  7. ThonolansGhost

    1 year ago

    Yeah, I’m pretty sure that was his only start of less than 5 innings this season.

    Reply
  8. pwndroia

    1 year ago

    Nah, he just needs some pine tar to make everything better.

    Reply
  9. The Saber-toothed Superfife

    1 year ago

    Get well soon!

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