Mash Report (2/11/13)

Recent injury data

 • Felix Hernandez’s new 7-year contract is under dispute because of an elbow condition the team found. Last season he did see a drop in his velocity mid-season which came back up.

His other injury factors look fine (low inconsistency factor, high Zone%):

News flash, all people who throw a baseball over 90 mph will have elbow or shoulder problems eventually. I would not change his value and maybe pick him up cheaper as some owners may be scared off because of the news.

 • George Sherrill looks to return to the mound in late April. Even when he returns, he will be a non-factor in a stack Royals bullpen.

 • Victor Martinez says he his healthy. OK. I want to see him play a few games before totally believing this comment.

 • Scott Diamond is “Iffy” for opening day after having arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone chip shoulder. He could be a nice innings eater in AL-only leagues. Pick him cheaply on draft/auction day.

 • Jair Jurrjens is so broke down, the Orioles are trying to find ways to get out of a $1.5M contract. Just keep your distance.

 • Cory Luebke is on pace to return to the team in early June. He may be a nice DL stash for later in the season. The same article states Joe Wieland will be back anywhere from August to the start of 2014.

 • Matt LaPorta now has not hip pain. He did last season, quite a bit it sounds like. Even if he gets back to 100%, his 100% will probably not be enough. No need to roster him unless he somehow finds a major league starting position.

 • Good report concerning Colby Lewis, who has had his return date moved up to May instead of July as originally planned. Another possible DL stasher for a mid-season return.

 • Brian McCann’s return date has already been pushed back two weeks.

 • I couldn’t find any decent recent information on Juan Nicasio. Hopefully more will become available with the start of spring training.

 • Derek Jeter looks healthy. What else should be expected.

 • Michael Pineda’s timetable for return has been narrowed down to June or July.

Player Return Timetables

Name	Injury	Injury/Surgery Date	Early Return Date	Later Return date	Status	Source(s)
Scott Baker	TJS	4/17/12	Start of Spring Training	Opening day	Throwing off mound	(1)
Brandon Beachy	TJS	6/21/12	Mid June	Mid June	Playing Catch	(1)
Jeremy Bonderman	TJS	04/24/12	Late March	Late March	Healthy	(1)
Chris Carpenter	Nerve	02/05/13	September	Retire	Rest	(1)
Andrew Cashner	Thumb laceration	1/25/13	May	May	Rest	(1)
Carl Crawford	TJS	8/23/12	Early April	Unknown	Throwing	(1)
Scott Diamond	Elbow Surgery	10/1/12	Early April	Early May	Unknown	(1)
Kyle Drabek	TJS	6/19/12	Mid Season	Mid Season	Unknown	(1)
Danny Duffy	TJS	6/13/12	Late May/Early June	All Star Game	Playing Catch	(1)
Neftali Feliz	TJS	8/1/12	July	August	Playing Catch	(1)
Corey Hart	Right knee surgery	1/26/13	Late April	Late May	Rest	(1)
Daniel Hudson	TJS	7/9/12	July	July	Playing Catch	(1)
Drew Hutchison	TJS	08/08/12	August	October	Rehabilitation	(1)
Derek Jeter	Fractured Left Ankle	10/1/12	Late March	Late March	Fielding	(1)
Ryan Kalish	Shoulder Surgery	1/25/13	Early April	Unknown	Rest	(1)
Matt Kemp	Shoulder	8/1/12	Late March	Late March	Light Training	(1)
Colby Lewis	Elbow Surgery	7/1/12	May	July	Throwing	(1)
Francisco Liriano	Broken humerus	12/1/12	Early April	Late May	Rest	(1)
Cory Luebke	TJS	5/23/12	July	July	Unknown	(1)
Ryan Madson	TJS	04/11/12	Late March	Late March	Throwing off mound	(1)
Brian McCann	Torn labrum	7/4/12	Mid April	May	Running and throwing	(1)
Logan Morrison	Knee	9/1/12	Late March	Late April	Light Training	(1)
Charlie Morton	TJS	06/21/12	June	Unknown	Throwing	(1)
Juan Oviedo	TJS	09/06/12	September	2014	Rest	(1)
Felipe Paulino	TJS	7/3/12	Early July	Early July	Unknown	(1)
Carl Pavano	Ruptured spleen	1/25/13	Late March	Mid April	Rest	(1)
Mike Pelfrey	TJS	05/01/12	Late March	Late March	Throwing	(1)
Michael Pineda	Shoulder Surgery	5/1/12	June	Early July	Rest	(1)
Alex Rodriguez	Hip surgery	1/16/13	Early July	2014 season	Rest	(1)
CC Sabathia	Bone Spur	10/1/12	Late March	Late March	Throwing	(1)
George Sherill	TJS	5/1/11	Late April	May	Bullpen Sessions	(1)
Joakim Soria	TJS	4/2/12	Late May	Early June	Playing Catch	(1)
Eric Surkamp	TJS	07/24/12	Late July	September	Unknown
Tsuyoshi Wada	TJS	05/11/12	Late March	Early July	Unknown	(1)(2)
Josh Tomlin	TJS	08/22/12	August	2014	Rest	(1)
Joe Wieland	TJS	07/27/12	Early August	2014	Catch	(1)
Brian Wilson	TJS	4/19/12	Unknown	Unknown	Not ready to pitch	(1)
Randy Wolf	TJS	10/30/12	2014	2014	Rest	(1)

Players Returning From Injury

Information will be added as it becomes available.

Players Playing Through Injuries

Name	Injury	Source
Hanley Ramirez	Shoulder	(1)

Here is the list of players who should exceed their power projections for 2013:

Ryan Zimmerman, Ryan Howard, Cameron Maybin, Trevor Plouffe, Justin Upton, Paul Konerko, Dustin Pedroia, Luke Scott, Matt Kemp, Joey Votto, Mike Moustakas, Pablo Sandoval, Carl Crawford, Giancarlo Stanton, Jacoby Ellsbury, Evan Longoria, and Troy Tulowitzki. New additions: Matt LaPorta