The city of Minneapolis Regarding the two important injured players who are not traveling with the team on its brief road trip to Minneapolis, the Red Sox are still in the process of gathering information.
There were little updates from manager Alex Cora regarding Marcelo Mayer (right wrist sprain) and Tanner Houck (right flexor pronator strain), but it appears that neither player will be returning to the major league squad anytime soon. Boston hopes to learn more about Houck’s and Mayer’s ailments by the time the team returns home to play the Astros this weekend. Both players are still seeking advice and undergoing tests.
In both situations, Cora stated that the more details we obtain throughout the week, the more lucid we will be on the weekend.
The Red Sox may be keeping things quiet before Thursday’s trade deadline if they know more about Houck or Mayer than they are disclosing. Boston’s leverage as it attempts to make deadline acquisitions would be diminished if either were excluded for an extended period of time. However, the club is silent for the time being.
After pitching five times in three weeks for Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester, Houck was yanked from his rehab assignment over the All-Star break. He has not returned to throwing and is awaiting further evaluation about the arm problem that initially placed him on the disabled list in mid-May. Houck claimed that the problem resurfaced when he found it difficult to get outs in the minor leagues, having first bothered him during spring training.
According to Cora, he was going to consult a physician to find out their thoughts on it. Since we stopped him, he has not played catch. I believe we’ll know more by Friday.
Two days after suffering a right wrist injury on Wednesday in Philadelphia, Mayer was placed on the injured list. In the days afterward, Red Sox executives have been reticent to discuss the extent of the injuries, but there doesn’t seem to be much hope.Mayer stated that he did not break anything and that the injury does not involve the hamate bone. However, over a week after Mayer injured himself on a swing, a baseball insider stated on Tuesday that the Red Sox won’t know anything more until MRIs are examined and all available choices are considered.
Cora agreed.
The manager stated, “Obviously, the specialists will look at it, and we’re waiting on the results of everything.” No baseball activity as of yet. He is still quite a bit sore.
Notably, neither player appears to have had surgery ruled out.
Slaten moves.
For the first time in over two months, right-hander Justin Slaten, who has been sidelined since May 29 due to shoulder irritation in his pitching arm, played catch from the mound Tuesday in Boston. Real bullpen sessions are next for Slaten, whose recuperation has taken longer than anticipated.
According to Cora, Slaten really touched the rubber today. played catch. The good news is that he got on the rubber even if he didn’t throw a bullpen. He felt fantastic. I’m not sure how quickly things will go forward, but the fact that he accomplished that without any warning signs is a positive start.
Additional injury updates
Zack Kelly, a reliever who has been out since June 30 due to a strain in his right oblique, will pitch at Polar Park tonight after having his rehab assignment moved from High-A Greenville to Triple-A Worcester. He might soon be considered for a call-up.
Farther behind and only playing catch are relievers Luis Guerrero (right elbow strain) and Liam Hendriks (hernia-related problems). Guerrero is in Fort Myers, and Hendriks is in Boston.
Right-handers Nick Burdi (right foot contusion) and Josh Winckowski (right elbow flexor strain) are also still listed as ailing.
