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[BobPhelan]

Orioles say lat discomfort.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Hopefully wont miss many starts. I couldve taken anything other than an arm injury

[BobPhelan]

@afkostka

The Orioles are describing this as right lat discomfort, which is a back muscle. A source close to Grayson Rodriguez said the pitcher feels it’s just a cramp, but they’ll learn more after testing

https://twitter.com/...194680917569538

[Hooded Viper]

We’ll that’s one way to limit innings, grrrrr!

[Mike B]

Cramp or no cramp, I would skip him a turn just to be sure

[BSLChrisStoner]

Balt Sun: https://www.baltimor...6ixu-story.html

 

Grayson Rodriguez, the Orioles’ top pitching prospect, has been diagnosed with a lat muscle strain, an industry source with direct knowledge of the situation told The Baltimore Sun. The severity is not yet certain, the source said, and there isn’t a timeline for recovery in place currently.

“Safe to say he’ll miss some time, and probably a decent amount of time at a minimum,” executive vice president Mike Elias said Thursday after announcing the injury.

[makoman]

Worse than a cramp, at least it’s not the arm.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Ugh. But agreed, glad it isn’t shoulder/arm related.

[DuffMan]

Why can't we have nice things!?

[BSLSteveBirrer]

This just makes me sick. Likely within a couple of weeks at most to getting called up and now who knows what happens from here.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Great read on the role of lats in pitching and why it’s just recently become more of a common injury in pitchers.

https://elitebasebal...eball-pitchers/

[You Play to Win the Game]

^ Also super obvious they need to take this slow and be very cautious, so it doesn’t linger and nag.

[NewMarketSean]

Yeah a 2024 call up sounds about right.

[Pedro Cerrano]

Yeah a 2024 call up sounds about right.

Oh you.

[Hooded Viper]

Melewski reporting a Grade 2 strain and he is out until at least Sept. Roch noted that Elias says he has a good chance to break camp with the starting rotation next year!

Damn!

[BaltBird 24]

Well that sucks. At least it's not the arm.

[You Play to Win the Game]

Brutal.

[You Play to Win the Game]

From a service time/super 2 perspective, nice break that he wasn’t yet up though.

[JTrea81]

Ugh. But agreed, glad it isn’t shoulder/arm related.

 

It actually is. Lat muscles are tied to the shoulder and arm.

 

Rodriguez was always a ticking time bomb because of the way he points the ball to second base, just like all the other pitchers that do it. This is just the first of many injuries if he doesn't change - which he likely won't.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

It actually is. Lat muscles are tied to the shoulder and arm.

 

Rodriguez was always a ticking time bomb because of the way he points the ball to second base, just like all the other pitchers that do it. This is just the first of many injuries if he doesn't change - which he likely won't.

Thanks Dr. French. JTrea is an expert so when he tells you the lat is the arm it has to be true. I know it sounds like complete BS but trust the doc