Tyrone Taylor’s recovery from an elbow sprain isn’t going as well as hoped, Brewers manager Craig Counsell tells Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. The team first revealed Taylor’s injury last week and said Taylor would miss at least the first two weeks of spring games, but a more pessimistic update with games already underway clouds the 28-year-old’s readiness for … [Read more...] about NL Central Notes: Taylor, Cubs, Reynolds, Chandler
NL Central Notes: Mikolas, Walker, Hill, Senzel
Miles Mikolas didn’t exactly suggest that he might give the Cardinals a so-called hometown discount in a new contract, even though the team’s spring camp is located in his actual hometown of Jupiter, Florida. Mikolas noted to MLB.com’s John Denton that when he returned to the big leagues after pitching in Japan from 2015-17, “I had four or five offers that were all about the … [Read more...] about NL Central Notes: Mikolas, Walker, Hill, Senzel
Injury Notes: Whitlock, Ahmed, Vargas, Reynolds
Right-hander Garrett Whitlock is still on the mend from September hip surgery, though Red Sox skipper Alex Cora indicated this morning there’s a possibility he won’t be ready for Opening Day (Twitter link via Ian Browne of MLB.com). Whitlock has been throwing off a mound but is not yet performing pitchers’ fielding practice, and Cora stated that if the right-hander isn’t ready … [Read more...] about Injury Notes: Whitlock, Ahmed, Vargas, Reynolds
Read The Transcript Of Our Chat Hosted By Former MLB Catcher And Pro Scout Brian Johnson
Brian Johnson was a 16th-round pick by the Yankees in 1989 out of Stanford University, where he’d been the football team’s quarterback and a jack-of-all-trades on a baseball club that won a pair of College World Series titles. Ironically, one of the only positions Johnson didn’t play in college was catcher, which wound up being his primary position over the course of an … [Read more...] about Read The Transcript Of Our Chat Hosted By Former MLB Catcher And Pro Scout Brian Johnson
Reds’ Justin Dunn Behind Schedule After Battling Offseason Shoulder Discomfort
Reds right-hander Justin Dunn experienced some shoulder discomfort late in the offseason, writes Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer. While Dunn threw a brief bullpen session last week, he hasn’t returned to a mound since then. There’s no indication Dunn is battling anything serious. Nevertheless, Nightengale writes that it’s “increasingly likely” he could be delayed … [Read more...] about Reds’ Justin Dunn Behind Schedule After Battling Offseason Shoulder Discomfort