MASH Report

• Jose Fernandez will likely go on the DL later today with a strained bicep. Less than 10 previous pitchers (2002 to 2014) officially going on the DL with a strained bicep and their median and average return times was 25 days.

• Denard Span may be getting to the droppable in redraft leagues with his personal return time being the playoffs.

Span was able to run sprints and play catch without problem Saturday. He may go to the team’s complex in Viera, Fla., next week to continue baseball activities.

There are days when Span doesn’t know if he is going to play in the second half of the season. But when he has a day like Saturday, he believes he can make it back for the postseason push. There is no timetable on when Span will return to action.

Even if he does returns this season for a bit, do we know if he will be productive? I doubt it.

• Howie Kendrick will likely go on the DL today with a pulled hamstring.

• Cody Anderson is on the DL with an oblique strain and will likely miss about a month of time. Here are the return times for pitchers with oblique strains.

 

• Michael Cuddyer also could be activated today.

• Mike Leake got traded and quickly worked his way to the DL with a strained hamstring.

• Dan Uggla is on the DL with back spasms. I am amazed Uggla is still in the league.

• I might as well let both Aaron Barrett owners know he is on the DL.

• The Marlins lost both Jose Urena and Andre Rienzo to injuries.

Velocity Readings

• Chase Anderson’s average fastball velocity is up compared to before going on the DL.

Jason Garcia’s velocity is also up.

• Stephen Strasburg’s fastball speed is in line with the past couple seasons.

• Jered Weaver’s velocity is a nice hot 83 mph. Maybe an independent league will pick him up.

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.