Marcus Stroman Has Shoulder Inflammation

Only bad things happen in Spring Training. And this right here is definitely one of them — to, hopefully, a minor extent:

Gregor’s tweet was the first one to show up in my timeline, but further ones from the other reporters down there informed us that the Jays “aren’t overly concerned,” and that an MRI didn’t reveal any structural damage — the latter point being the absolutely crucial one.

Still, it would seem as though the Jays’ presumed Opening Day starter may not end up being ready to take the ball against the Yankees on March 29th.

Stroman denied that some of his noticeable new tricks — variations in his arm slot — would have had anything to do with this, which is about as plausible as it is implausible, I think. I guess we’ll see whether he does it as much once he gets healthy.

It goes without saying that Stroman is an enormously important player for the Blue Jays — one whose health we tend, I think, to take for granted. He’s a pitcher, after all. They all get hurt at some point. But as bad as it is that he’s been experiencing soreness in his shoulder, it’s at least good that it’s being taken care of now, and that the MRI came back clean.

So… y’know. It is what it is I guess. Now nobody else get hurt!!