Sonny Gray threw against live hitters on Tuesday in Goodyear. He hadn’t done that yet this spring as he battles back from some elbow discomfort. Things went well against a few of the minor league hitters that he faced. And now he’ll be returning to the mound to throw a side session tomorrow, according to Bobby Nightengale of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Sonny Gray is scheduled to throw a side session tomorrow. If all goes well, he could start pitching in games afterward. #Reds
— Bobby Nightengale (@nightengalejr) March 6, 2019
Getting Sonny Gray into games soon would be ideal. There’s only so much time to get a guy stretched out for the start of the season. Assuming there’s not a rain out that messes up the schedule, the Cincinnati Reds wouldn’t need a 5th starter until April 6th. That’s a month from today. That should be enough time, with no set backs of course, to make things work. But much longer and it could mean starting the season with someone else in that final spot – even if just for a spot start.
Nick Senzel dealing with hamstring tightness
Nick Senzel won’t be playing under the lights in Goodyear as the Reds host the San Diego Padres. The outfielder/top prospect in the organization is dealing with a tight hamstring according to manager David Bell, reported by Mark Sheldon of Reds.com.
Bell says Senzel has been dealing with a tight hamstring. Could be back in the game tomorrow. #reds
— Mark Sheldon (@m_sheldon) March 6, 2019
With the note that he could be back for the game tomorrow, this doesn’t seem like much to worry about. But it’s worth reporting on as there will certainly be those asking why he’s not playing in the lineup for a night game after that was said to be something they wanted to get him more experience with.
Is this online somewhere? How did you see it?
So, sadly, it would be ideal for the Reds for Senzel to begin the year on the DL with something relatively minor. He would miss the first two weeks, not have the service time issue, and it wouldn’t be the Reds Front Office’s fault. I’m not saying I want that to happen – only that if it did play out that way, it wouldn’t be the worst thing to ever happen.
DL counts as time of service I believe… I believe if injured just assign to minor leagues then no service time
I have it on good information that he once had athletes foot and may or may not have had his wisdom teeth pulled.
Lolz Reaganspad… Well done.
A tight hamstring is not an injury. It will develop into one if he doesn’t heed his body’s signals to take it easy for a day or two.