MASH Report (4/13/15)

• The Yan Gomes injury is devastating for him, the Indians and his owners. The time he is supposed to miss is around 6-8 weeks.

Cleveland placed Gomes on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday with a right knee injury and is expecting him to be sidelined for six to eight weeks.

Reading a little too much into that comment, I could see him not even be moving in six weeks, yet alone ready to catch in the majors. I would not be surprised if he returned at the All-Star break.

• It doesn’t look good for Henderson Alvarez who will have an MRI on his shoulder and elbow today. His velocity is down almost 3 mph compared to last season which isn’t good for a pitcher who has a career K/9 under five.

• Mike Minor’s shoulder isn’t feeling any better and the next step may be surgery.

Minor also had shoulder soreness last spring that delayed the start of his season. He finished 6-12 with a 4.77 ERA, a significant decline from his 2013 performance, when he was 13-9 with a 3.21 ERA.

Tests have shown no structural damage. Hart said exploratory surgery could be an option if the dis-comfort remains, but ”we are not there yet.”

I think he may be droppable if a person doesn’t have a bunch of DL slots.

• Jayson Werth is off the DL

• Two players who worry me about missing time and discreased production because of injuries is Alex Gordon and Shin-Soo Choo. Gordon has already gotten a rest day and Choo has been pulled from a game and missed the next game because of bad back.

• Stephania Bell completed a broad look at Tommy John surgeries. No new information, but a nice run down of the overall problem.

Velocity Readings

• Chris Sale’s velocity looked great in his first start after coming off the DL

• Joe Kelly’s velocity looks good also.

Players with Injuries Going into 2015

Red colored entries are updates since last report.