this tiger Their outfield mixture faces some damage, every Matt Vierling,,,,, Parker Meadow and Wence el Pérez Fight against health issues. Vierling’s open day has been ruled out due to the strain of the rotator cuff, and the grass may not be offered for the opener.
Meadows has been having a neural problem on the upper right. He told Detroit free media Evan Petzold that the problem is especially muscular nerves, which is not much. Meadows is still not abandoned, which obviously means he can’t play, although he’s been doing other activities that don’t involve throwing.
“He wasn’t satisfied,” Manager AJ Hinch said today. “Whatever that means, he’s just making progressive steps. And he’s not ready for the game. He’s not close to the game yet, but once we shake that nerve, that situation changes immediately and wakes up. Things are better than before, but still not satisfied.” Meadows still thinks he can be ready before opening day, but it’s obviously up to the next week or two to improve.
Pérez has some back tension and should be back in the lineup today, but that hasn’t passed yet and he might be turned away. Pérez was originally a logical candidate to jump into the outfield due to injuries to Vierling and Meadows, but his back problems made it a little out of place. Hinch downplayed the concern, saying the club was just “cautious”, but it was another question mark for the club.
Riley Greene Will be in an outfield location, maybe joining with Meadows and/or Pérez. If not, Kerry Carpenter Can spend some time there, let Spencer Torkelson Get some time as a designated hitter. Justyn-Henry Malloy There are also 40 players, and the Tigers also have practical players Andy Ibanis and Zach McKinstry As a potential contributor.
Some other notes around the American League…
- Golden Oriole Utility Player Jorge Mateo Recovering from last year’s elbow surgery. A month ago, general manager Mike Elias said it was unlikely that Mateo would be ready for opening day, but the player himself felt more optimistic now. “I think we’re going to do that,” he told Jacob Calvin Meyer of the Baltimore Suns this week. That could be a key development for O since shortstop. Gunnar Henderson Fighting against intercostal pressure, it is unclear whether he will be ready for opening day. Even if Henderson is good, Mateo will bring more cover to the club in the roster next to him.
- Royal Right-handed Carlos Estévez About six weeks ago, he signed with the Royals for a two-year $22MM deal, but has not made his spring training debut with his new club. The Relief has been in close contact with some backs, which puts him a little behind the plan. Manager Matt Quatraro today provided an active update to MLB.com’s Anne Rogers, saying Estévez had a live hitting practice yesterday and was “going very smoothly”. That made him line up to make his debut in the Cactus League on Friday. About two weeks before opening day, Estévez should be able to avoid injury lists if he hadn’t encountered any setbacks between now and again.
