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Injury Notes: Gausman, Kahnle, Bednar, Medina

By Anthony Franco | March 4, 2024 at 11:19pm CDT

Kevin Gausman is dealing with “general fatigue” in his throwing shoulder, manager John Schneider told reporters (including Keegan Matheson of MLB.com) on Monday morning. The Blue Jays ace underwent an MRI that fortunately revealed no structural damage or injury. While that’s clearly a relief, there’s going to be some level of concern whenever a pitcher of Gausman’s caliber is battling any kind of shoulder discomfort.

The Jays elected to have Gausman skip his scheduled throwing session on Monday. He’ll be reevaluated later in the week. There’s nothing to suggest his availability for Opening Day is in jeopardy at this point. It’s nevertheless a situation to which the Jays will pay close attention. Alek Manoah is also battling what appears to be minor shoulder soreness. They’re the bookends to a projected rotation that’ll include a middle trio of Chris Bassitt, Yusei Kikuchi and José Berríos. Right-hander Bowden Francis is probably the top option to step into the season-opening starting five if anyone from that group begins the year on the shelf.

A few other pitching injury situations early this week:

  • Tommy Kahnle hasn’t seen any game action this spring. He has been throwing side sessions, but Yankees manager Aaron Boone indicated the team is bringing him along more deliberately after he finished the 2023 season on the IL with shoulder inflammation (relayed by Greg Joyce of the New York Post). Boone indicated that Kahnle might not get on a Grapefruit League mound until close to the end of camp. That at least raises the possibility of opening the regular season on the 15-day injured list to buy him a little more time to get to full strength. Kahnle logged 40 2/3 innings in his return to the Bronx last year, his heaviest workload since 2019. He turned in a 2.66 ERA with a strong 29.1% strikeout rate in a setup capacity.
  • Pirates closer David Bednar is battling what seems to be minor tightness in his right lat, skipper Derek Shelton said over the weekend (via MLB.com). The two-time All-Star has yet to get on the mound in exhibition play as the team keeps an eye on the situation. Bednar is a force at the back of the Pittsburgh bullpen and one of the sport’s best relievers overall. He has turned in a 2.25 ERA through 179 2/3 innings for the Bucs after his inclusion in the Joe Musgrove trade return. Bednar allowed an even two earned runs per nine over 67 1/3 frames a season ago. He paced the National League with 39 saves.
  • The A’s pulled right-hander Luis Medina in the second inning of today’s Cactus League matchup against the Reds. Oakland announced that he sprained his right knee and didn’t provide any timetable for his return. Medina, a key piece of the Frankie Montas trade return, made his MLB debut last season. He started 17 of 23 appearances as a rookie, turning in a 5.42 ERA across 109 2/3 frames. Medina is battling for the #5 spot in the rotation. Paul Blackburn, JP Sears and offseason acquisitions Ross Stripling and Alex Wood look likely to take the top four jobs. Joe Boyle would be the expected choice for the #5 spot if Medina starts the year on the injured list.
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  1. Homer_Heins

    1 year ago

    General soreness is not news.

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    • labial

      1 year ago

      Kevin Gausman getting an MRI on his throwing shoulder is news.

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      • mlb fan

        1 year ago

        “Kevin Gausman getting”…I tend to agree. Especially if you’re a fan of that specific team. Anytime a well known pitcher has a sore arm or cannot throw that’s definitely news.

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      • JackStrawb

        1 year ago

        And a data point for figuring it out at 28.

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      • Homer_Heins

        1 year ago

        Perhaps but there is other stuff in the article. I didn’t say it was all rubbish.

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    • rememberthecoop

      1 year ago

      No, but I’ve always felt he was an unsung hero from WWII

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      Reply
    • Salzilla

      1 year ago

      It’s news to me. Major pitcher dealing with anything is news worthy.

      Reply
  2. Ignorant Son-of-a-b

    1 year ago

    There is only Bad News this time of year until Opening Day. Only. Bad. News.

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    • jimmyz

      1 year ago

      Unless Snell and/or Montgomery sign before opening day. That would be good news.

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  3. The Big Yo

    1 year ago

    Medina looks sharp so far. A’s need all the luck they can get. The A’s will be better than people think this year

    1
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    • JackStrawb

      1 year ago

      60 wins, here we come!!

      1
      Reply
      • 178iq

        1 year ago

        Don’t worry. They will sweep the Yankees every series as usual.

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        • Watts_happening

          1 year ago

          Yanks were 5-1 vs. the A’s last year. 5-2 in 2022 and 4-3 the year before.

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        • swagsuperawesomeepiccoolman123

          1 year ago

          crazy how someone with 178iq doesn’t know what he’s talking about

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  4. Dice 66

    1 year ago

    Bednar will be fine. Pirates looking like having pretty decent bullpen.

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    • TheMan 3

      1 year ago

      Henry Davis is hitting balls out of the park while handling the pitchers behind the plate so there’s no doubt he will be a catcher this season

      Reply
  5. 178iq

    1 year ago

    I wonder how the NYY bullpen will do this year. They are missing some key arms. Can they score enough runs that it won’t matter…

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    • Perksy

      1 year ago

      I think the bigger question will be how will their starting rotation do this year.

      Reply
  6. LJElliott 2

    1 year ago

    Atkins has done nothing all offseason except signing a 39 year old DH and a bunch of guys who don’t hit. With this news he could redeem himself by signing Snell. At least we would have a chance of winning low scoring games.

    Reply
  7. whyhayzee

    1 year ago

    Kahnle logged 40 2/3 innings in his return to the Bronx last year, his heaviest workload since 2019.

    Immediately burnt to a crisp by Dr. Boonedoggle, destroyer of bullpen arms through obsessive overuse syndrome. DOBATOOS.

    Reply
  8. jimmertee

    1 year ago

    “General fatigue” in the shoulder is caused by something. It doesn’t just happen. Let’s hope Gausman’s shoulder is okay or the BlueJays season is finished early.

    Reply
  9. Hank Murphy

    1 year ago

    Unless Gausman could hit, their season was already finished. Can’t win if you can’t score any runs.

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