MASH Report (2/4/13)

Just a couple injury updates and a few reports on players returning from injuries sustained in 2012.

Recent injury data

 •  Corey Hart has stated his return to the field may be in late April instead of late May as originally reported. No matter what the timetable, his owners will need to find a replacement until he returns.

 •  The Dodgers are unhappy with Hanley Ramirez playing 3B and DH for the Dominican Republic team. The Dodgers are wanting him to play more shortstop before the season begins. Also, he has DH’ed in order to rest an injured shoulder. The shoulder injury news scares me off a bit. I was somewhat high on him entering the season, but I would now move his ranking down into at least the 4th round in 12 team drafts. A player should at least be healthy to be 2nd and 3rd round pick.

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)
Andrew Cashner	Thumb laceration	1/25/13	May	May	Rest	(1)
Carl Crawford	TJS	8/23/12	Early April	Unknown	Throwing	(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)
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	7/4/05	Opening Day	Mid April	Running and throwing	(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	May	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)
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	August	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

 •  Chad Billingsley has reported his right elbow feels fine.

This offseason, Billingsley is coming off a partially torn elbow ligament, the kind that usually requires Tommy John surgery and a year off to rehab. But Billingsley instead chose a conservative treatment with a pair of platelet-rich plasma injections and rest.

I just don’t see Billingsley lasting too long into 2013 before he misses more time. One good note from his recovery, he touched 94 mph on his fastball which would be near his highs from 2012.

 •  Evan Longoria has stated his hamstring is fine after missing about half of 2012 on the DL. The Rays do plan on taking it slow with him and he may miss a few early spring training games.

 •  Troy Tulowitzki is feeling fine after groin surgery.

 •  Sergio Santos is also feeling fine after shoulder surgery. He wants to be in the Blue Jays closer discussion. Manager John Gibbons will rule later on who will get the closer role. Santos might be worth a late round Saves flier.

Players Playing Through Injuries

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