Max Scherzer’s neck issue, which caused him to be pushed back from his Tuesday start, isn’t seen as serious. But people around the team are concerned his side/back issue (near the scapula) that delayed him out West may be something he needs to monitor and manage all year.
He told Mike Puma he badly wants to avoid the injured list. …
The hope is Carlos Rodon can resume throwing off flat ground Friday following his cortisone shot on Tuesday. If everything goes as hoped, he could be pitching in the majors six weeks after he restarts throwing, which would put him back June 23.
It’s been a bit of a soap opera, as he was telling teammates he wanted to pitch but the Yankees were stopping him. From the team’s perspective, they didn’t want him pitching while he was reporting issues.
The elbow is said to feel great. The issue has been his back, which has caused stiffness, prohibited a full range of motion and limited velocity. While he publicly used the word “chronic” to describe his back condition, that is a misnomer according to people around the team. …
If there was discussion about DFA’ing Aaron Hicks when Aaron Judge returned, it was brief. It’s hard to let go of $30M. …
Jose Trevino on The Post podcast “The Show” named Luis Arraez as perhaps the game’s toughest out (not counting Judge). …
While it may seem like pitching injuries are up, word is that through 80 days (counting spring training), they are actually down slightly from 2022 and 2021. So they more than survived the WBC. …
How well are the Rays going? They DFA’ed Chase Anderson with a 0.00 ERA. There should be interest. … Gary Sanchez was close to an Angels deal before he went with the Mets. … Matt Harvey could have gone to Mexico or Korea (or for the Long Island Ducks) to pitch following his boffo performance for Team Italy, but retired when no MLB team offered. …
The Padres seek catching help. … For all the worries about Juan Soto, he has a 144 OPS plus.