MASH Report (4/1/13)

Mainly I have spent my time over the last couple of days getting the list of players officially on DL updated. I have divided out the players officially on the DL and others who may not play because of injuries. These list will become clearer over the next few days as teams must decided if the player is healed enough to play.

To start the season, 104 players were placed on the disabled list. Last season almost 500 trips were made to the DL, so a fifth of the DL trips have happened before the season starts.

Recent injury data

 • Johan Santana is done for 2013 with a re-torn shoulder. No fantasy value here.

 • Darwin Barney is out a couple of weeks after having his knee get cut. His replacement will be Brent Lillibridge.

 • I dug a bit into the Pitchf/x data from last night’s game. My only concern would be the in game velocity drop from Bud Norris of 4 mph. He was only showing a 2 mph drop last season. I would not drop him, but it is an item to keep an eye on.

 • Roy Halladay saw a small amount of improvement in his fastball speed, but got hit around. Proceed with caution into his first few starts.

 • Dylan Bundy has elbow discomfort and is now resting. When I saw him in spring training, he was just throwing around 90 mph. It may be a while before he contributes much at the major league level this season.

 • Carlos Beltran is going to play through a fractured toe.

 • Last week it was reported Bryce Harper was dealing with a thumb issue. He seems fine today after hitting 2 home runs in his first 2 at bats.

Player Return Timetables

DL Players

Name	Injury	Injury/Surgery Date	Early Return Date	Later Return date	Status	Source(s)
Tony Abreu (*)	Quad Strain	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Henderson Alvarez (*)	Shoulder	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Scott Baker (**)	TJS Complications	04/17/12	Late July	August	Rest	(1)
Darwin Barney (*)	Cut Knee	03/31/13	Mid April	Late April	Rest	(1)
Brandon Beachy (*)	TJS	06/21/12	Mid June	Mid June	Playing Catch	(1)
Wilson Betemit (*)	Knee	03/25/13	Late April	Mid May	Rest	(1)
Jeff Bianchi (*)	Hip	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Chad Billingsley (*)	Finger	03/07/13	Mid April	Early May	Pitching	(1)
Willie Bloomquist (*)	Strained Oblique	03/27/13	UNK	UNK	Rest	(1)
Craig Breslow (*)	Sore Shoulder	03/07/13	April	April	Throwing	(1)
Cesar Cabral (**)	Elbow fracture	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Edwar Cabrera (**)	Shoulder	08/01/12	Mid April	Unknown	Unknown	(1)
Chris Carpenter (**)	Nerve	02/05/13	2014	Retire	Rest	(1)
Jose Ceda (**)	TJS	04/01/12	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Chase d’Arnaud (**)	Thumb	02/20/13	Mid May	June	Rest	(1)
James Darnell (*)	Strained Oblique	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
John Danks (*)	Shoulder	03/15/13	April	April	Throwing Games	(1)
Scott Diamond (*)	Elbow Surgery	10/01/12	Mid April	May	Bullpen Sessions	(1)
Kyle Drabek (**)	TJS	06/19/12	Mid Season	Mid Season	Unknown	(1)
Stephen Drew (***)	Concussion	03/03/13	Late March	April	Rest	(1)
Danny Duffy (*)	TJS	06/13/12	Early June	All Star Game	Throwing	(1)
Adam Eaton (*)	Strained Elbow	03/22/13	Late April	Late May	Rest	(1)
Scott Elbert (*)	Elbow Surgery	01/01/13	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Nathan Eovaldi (*)	Shoulder	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Neftali Feliz (**)	TJS	08/01/12	July	August	Playing Catch	(1)
Logan Forsythe (*)	Foot	03/28/13	Mid April	May	Playing	(1)
Frank Francisco (*)	Elbow	02/14/13	Mid April	Mid April	Throwing	(1)
David Freese (*)	Back	03/20/13	Early April	Late April	Rest	(1)
Rafael Furcal (*)	TJS	03/13/13	2014	2014	Rest	(1)
Mat Gamel (**)	Knee	02/18/13	2014	2014	Rest	(1)
Avisail Garcia (*)	Bruised Heel	03/22/13	UNK	UNK	UNK	(1)
Christian Garcia (*)	Forearm	03/22/13	April	May	Rest	(1)
Matt Garza (*)	Strained Lat	02/21/13	April	May	Throwing	(1)
Jason Giambi (*)	Back strain	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Didi Gredorius (*)	Elbow	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Curtis Granderson (*)	Right forearm	02/24/13	Early May	Middle May	Rest	(1)
Taylor Green (*)	Hip Strain	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Corey Hart (*)	Right knee surgery	01/26/13	Late May	Late May	Rest	(1)
Chase Headley (*)	Broke Thumb	03/18/13	Mid April	Late April	Rest	(1)
Frank Herrmann (*)	TJS	03/01/13	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Daniel Hudson (**)	TJS	07/09/12	July	July	Throw of mound	(1)
Phil Hughes (*)	Bulging Disk	02/28/13	Mid April	Late April	Pitching	(1)
Drew Hutchison (**)	TJS	08/08/12	August	October	Rehabilitation	(1)
Brandon Inge (*)	Shoulder	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Paul Janish (*)	Shoulder Surgery	10/01/12	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Derek Jeter (*)	Fractured Left Ankle	10/01/12	Mid April	Early May	Playing Games	(1)
Steve Johnson (*)	Lat strain	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Ryan Kalish (**)	Shoulder Surgery	01/25/13	Early April	Unknown	Rest	(1)
Jeff Karstens (*)	Shoulder	02/01/13	April	April	Batting Practice	(1)
Casey Kelly (**)	Elbow	03/14/13	Unknown	2014	Rest	(1)
Josh Kinney (**)	Side	03/10/13	May	June	Rest	(1)
Brett Lawrie (*)	Ribs	03/07/13	Mid April	Late April	Exercise	(1)
Colby Lewis (*)	Elbow Surgery	07/01/12	Late May	June	Throwing	(1)
Ted Lilly (*)	Shoulder Surgery	09/01/12	April	April	Pitching	(1)
Francisco Liriano (*)	Broken humerus	12/01/12	Early April	Late May	Rest	(1)
Cory Luebke (**)	TJS	05/23/12	July	July	Unknown	(1)
Ryan Madson (*)	TJS	04/11/12	May	June	Throwing off mound	(1)
Joe Mahoney (*)	Intercostal Strain	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Shawn Marcum (*)	Shoulder	03/20/13	Mid April	Mid April	Throwing	(1)
Fernando Martinez (*)	Strained Oblique	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Nick Masset (*)	Shoulder Surgery	09/07/12	Unknown	Unknown	Throwing	(1)
Jeff Mathis (*)	Broken Collarbone	02/23/13	Early May	Early May	Rest	(1)
Brian McCann (*)	Torn labrum	07/04/12	Late April	May	Batting Practice	(1)
Dustin McGowan (*)	Shoulder	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Jerry Mejia (*)	Elbow Sprain	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Franklin Morales (*)	Bulging Disk	03/15/13	Early April	Late April	Rest	(1)
Logan Morrison (**)	Knee	09/01/12	Late May	June	Light Training	(1)
Charlie Morton (*)	TJS	06/21/12	June	Unknown	Throwing	(1)
Jason Motte (*)	Elbow Strain	03/23/13	Early April	Late April	Rest	(1)
Hiroyuki Nakajima (*)	Strained hamstring	03/28/13	Mid April	Mid April	Rest	(1)
David Ortiz (*)	Achilles	03/03/13	April	April	Hitting	(1)
Juan Oviedo (**)	TJS	09/06/12	September	2014	Rest	(1)
Felipe Paulino (**)	TJS	07/03/12	Early July	Early July	Throwing	(1)
Luis Perez (**)	TJS	07/01/12	Early July	Early September	Rest	UNK
Martin Perez (*)	Broken Forearm	03/03/13	Late April	Late May	Rest	(1)
Brett Pill (*)	Knee	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Michael Pineda (**)	Shoulder Surgery	05/01/12	June	Early July	Bullpen	(1)
Hanley Ramirez (*)	Thumb	03/17/13	Early April	June	Rest	(1)
Adam Rosales (*)	Thunk	03/24/13	Early April	Late April	Rest	(1)
Alex Rodriguez (**)	Hip surgery	01/16/13	Early July	2014 season	Rest	(1)
Fernando Rodriguez (**)	TJS	03/14/13	2014	2014	Rest	(1)
Mark Rodgers (*)	Shoulder	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Cody Ross (*)	Strained Leg	01/06/13	April	April	Jogging	(1)
Johan Santana (*)	Back	02/25/13	2014	2014	Throwing off flat ground	(1)
Luke Scott (*)	Calf Strain	03/31/13	Mid April	Mid May	Rest	(1)
Leyson Septimo (*)	Shoulder Strain	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Alfredo Silverio (**)	Fractured Clavicle	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Michael Schwimer (*)	Shoulder	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Joakim Soria (*)	TJS	04/02/12	Late May	Early June	Playing Catch	(1)
Ian Stewart (*)	Quadricep	02/15/13	April	Unknown	Everything, but run	(1)
Eric Surkamp (*)	TJS	07/24/12	Late July	September	Unknown	(1)
Anthony Swarzak (*)	Ribs	01/25/13	April	May	Throw of mound	(1)
Andrew Taylor (*)	Torn labrum	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Mark Teixeira (*)	Strained Wrist	03/06/13	Mid May	2014	Rest	(1)
Chris Tillman (*)	Abdominal Strain	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Josh Tomlin (**)	TJS	08/22/12	August	2014	Rest	(1)
Jonny Venters (*)	Elbow Sprain	03/26/13	UNK	UNK	Rest	(1)
Arodys Vizcaino (**)	TJS	03/01/12	March	June	UNK	UNK
Joe Wieland (**)	TJS	07/27/12	Early August	2014	Catch	(1)
Tsuyoshi Wada (*)	TJS	05/11/12	May	June	Throwing off mound	(1)
Alex White (**)	Elbow Strain	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	(1)
Blake Wood (**)	TJS	05/01/12	May	June	Unknown	UNK
Tim Wood (*)	Rotator cuff strain	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
Delmon Young (*)	Right ankle	10/01/12	Mid April	Early May	Rest	(1)

(*) 15 Day Disabled List
(**) 60 Day Disabled List
(***) 7 Day Concussion List

Non-DL Hurt Players

Name	Injury	Injury/Surgery Date	Early Return Date	Later Return date	Status	Source(s)
Grant Balfour	Knee	02/14/13	Late March	Middle April	Throwing Games	(1)
Lance Berkman	Knee	10/01/12	Late March	Mid April	Playing Games	(1)
Tim Byrdak	Shoulder Surgery	07/01/12	Early July	Early July	Bullpen Sessions	(1)
Andrew Cashner	Thumb laceration	01/25/13	Late March	April	Throwing Games	(1)
Carl Crawford	TJS	08/23/12	Late March	Early April	Playing Games	(1)
Jesse Crain	Abductor Strain	03/04/13	Late March	Early April	Bullpen Sessions	(1)
Casey Janssen	Shoulder Surgery	11/01/13	Late March	Mid April	Pitching	(1)
Daniel Murphy	Intercostal Strain	03/18/13	Late March	Late April	Running bases	(1)
Carl Pavano	Ruptured spleen	01/25/13	Late March	Mid April	Rest	(1)
Mike Pelfrey	TJS	05/01/12	Late March	April	Throwing	(1)
Chris Perez	Strained Shoulder	03/01/13	Late March	Early April	Rest	(1)
Carlos Quentin	Knee	10/01/12	Late March	Mid April	Fielding	(1)
CC Sabathia	Bone Spur	10/01/12	Late March	Late March	Throwing	(1)
Brian Wilson	TJS	04/19/12	Unknown	Unknown	Not ready to pitch	(1)
Randy Wolf	TJS	10/30/12	2014	2014	Rest	(1)
David Wright	Intercostal Strain	03/10/13	Late March	Early April	DH	(1)

Players Returning From Injury

I will be able to get a decent amount of information on pitch velocities for the Thursday report.

Players Playing Through Injuries

Name	Injury	Source
Carlos Beltran	Toe	(1)
Zack Greinke	Elbow	(1)
Bryce Harper	Thumb	(1)
Nick Markakis	Neck	(1)
Russell Martin	Shoulder	(1)
Will Middlebrooks	Wrist	(1)
Daniel Murphy	Intercostal	(1)
Nolan Reimold	Shoulder	(1)
Pablo Sandoval	Elbow	(1)
David Wright	Intercostal	(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: Dustin Ackley, Matt LaPorta, Howie Kendrick, Paul Konerko