MASH Report (4/28/16)

• Travis d’Arnaud was placed on the DL with a strained rotator cuff

Returning from the DL after 15 days, d’Arnaud added, is a possibility in his mind. But the Mets are not committing to a timeline, fully aware of how many injuries their starting catcher has suffered in his young career. Among d’Arnaud’s library of past maladies are a partially torn knee ligament, a hyperextended left elbow, multiple broken bones and a concussion. He was hitting .196 through 13 games this season, with zero home runs and one RBI.

“It’s always going to be wait-and-see, but there are two positions where arm injuries can be pretty devastating, and one’s behind the plate,” manager Terry Collins said. “We’ll wait to see, rest him a few days, see how he comes out of that. And then when he starts to rehab back, you’ll see how long it’s going to take. It’s certainly something we’ve got to keep a close eye on.”

It seems like d’Arnaud could be out for around a month.

• Jorge de la Rosa is on the DL with a groin strain.

De La Rosa gave up four runs in three innings of Tuesday night’s 9-4 loss to the Pirates, and he was pulled when he limped to first after hitting a ground ball in the third inning. He said Wednesday that the issue has existed since his first start, and he has been receiving massage treatments. Yet, he declined to link the groin issue to the poor performances or significantly lower fastball velocity this season.

“It’s not the groin, it’s me,” De La Rosa said.

Rockies manager Walt Weiss said he doesn’t believe De La Rosa (1-3) will need more than the minimum DL stint before he’s healthy enough to pitch. Weiss believes that whatever healing De La Rosa has to do will be mental as well as physical.

• The Twins get hit twice with the injury bug and send both Ervin Santana and Kyle Gibson to the DL.

Santana hurt his back in Washington while shagging fly balls in the outfield. Gibson’s injury is the latest development. He said he felt more than general soreness after his outing on Friday in Washington. The Twins checked him out and determined there’s some soreness in there that needs to be worked out.

“We’re not dealing with anything overly significant that’s going to require any type of procedure,” Twins manager Paul Molitor said. “We’re just going to have to calm that thing down the best we can and try to get his strength back so he can pitch.”

Usually a sore shoulder means a month on the sidelines. The Twins are holding out hope that Gibson will be back sooner than that, as his injury is not that serious.

• Joaquin Benoit will miss some time as he tries to get his shoulder right.

Benoit, 38, has been dealing with soreness in the shoulder most of the spring and was unavailable for several games last week. He is 1-0 with two holds and a 3.60 ERA with four strikeouts. The DL move is retroactive to Friday, so Benoit would be eligible to return on May 6.

“The strength is there, the velocity was there the whole time, but it’s uncomfortable when you have pain and you’re trying to modify your mechanics,” Benoit said. “It’s not comfortable when you do that, and you can damage something else trying to be a hero.”

• Shane Greene is on the DL with a blister

Shane Greene to 15-day DL, Fulmer called up, Tigers confirm. Fulmer starts Friday, no commitment beyond that yet. Greene to miss 2 starts.

— Jason Beck (@beckjason) April 28, 2016

• In breaking news, Scooter Gennett will be out three weeks with an oblique strain.

#Brewers manager Craig Counsell said he expects 2B Scooter Gennett to miss three weeks with slight oblique strain.

— Tom (@Haudricourt) April 28, 2016

• Charlie Morton is down for the season after having surgery to repair a torn hamstring.

The Phillies announced Wednesday that he will have surgery on his torn left hamstring Monday in Philadelphia. Morton, 32, will need six-to-eight months to recover, which means he will miss the remainder of the year.

• Huston Street strained his oblique and is likely headed to the DL. Even if he doesn’t go on the DL, he will miss a few games. Go ahead and remove him from your lineup until more information is known.

• In case you are interested, here is a complete medical update on Michael Lorenzen.

When the Reds transferred pitcher Michael Lorenzen from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list Monday to create 40-man roster space for the callup of reliever Layne Somsen, it would be natural to wonder if he had another setback with his elbow.

But that was not the case. Lorenzen was shut down from throwing when he suffered a strained right elbow ligament and tendinitis in early March and contracted mononucleosis in early April. He simply won’t be ready to return before June 2, his new eligible date for activation. Following his recovery from mono, which caused him to lose 20 pounds, Lorenzen began playing catch last week.

Essentially, Lorenzen is starting over as though it was an offseason throwing program before Spring Training.

• Matt Belisle will likely spend the minimum 15 days on the DL with a strained calf.

Fastball velocity reading for pitchers returning from the DL

• Kevin Gausman’s average fastball velocity looks fine.

Players on the 2016 DL

The Red players have had updates since the last report. Click on the “Date” for a link to go to the latest article on the player.