MASH Report (8/25/15)

• I having traveling and enjoying Massachusetts for the Saberseminar. I just have not been able to keep up on MASH and need to get out an update before more injuries mount up. Well, this morning I think I may have caught up …. maybe. Today’s MASH is pretty much just a status report with little to no analysis. On Thursday, I will run an in depth on several of these injuries.

• Hunter Pence will probably miss close to the minimum 15 days with a strained oblique

• Billy Hamilton is out with a sore shoulder.

• While the team won’t admit it, Jake McGee will not throw for the major league team this season. The team is putting a 6-8 week return time for him which will be after the regular season.

• Denard Span will likely be activated from the DL today.

• The Cubs placed both Jorge Soler (oblique) and Jason Motte (shoulder) on the DL.

• Anibal Sanchez is likely done for the season with rotator cuff problems. If he comes back, it will be just the last week.

• Another Tiger, Daniel Norris was placed on the DL with an oblique strain.

• Randal Grichuk will miss some time with a strained elbow muscle and a sprained elbow ligament.

• Maikel Franco is done for the season with a fractured wrist.

• Aaron Hicks will just miss just the required 15 days for his DL stint for a strained hamstring.

• Ike Davis’s season is over. He will need to have hip surgery to repair a torn labrum.

• Josh Hamilton is back on the DL with an inflamed knee.

• J.J. Hardy is on the DL with a groin injury.

• CC Sabathia is on the DL with a sore knee.

Cashman expects CC to go on DL

— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) August 23, 2015

• Bobby Parnell is on the DL for as far as I can tell his injury is “suckitude”.

• Michael McKenry will miss the rest of the season with surgery to his knee to repair his meniscus.

• Travis Ishikawa has a back strain. I don’t think Ishikawa is hurt in any way, but was just placed on the DL to make room for Jody Mercer.

• Jeremy Hellickson will also go on the DL with a strained hamstring.

Velocity Readings

• Randall Delgado’s average fastball velocity has been trending down since coming off the DL.

• Sean Doolittle’s velocity is better than previous comeback, but it is still not up to his 2014 levels.

• Derek Holland’s velocity is down ~1 mph compared to his last full season in 2013.

• Mike Leake’s velocity is fine.

• Pat Venditte’s velocity seems fine.

Players on the DL in 2015

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.