The Kansas City Royals positioned Zack Greinke on the 15-day injured listing Wednesday afternoon, recalling reliever Dylan Coleman to take the vacated roster spot. Greinke is coping with shoulder tendinitis.
It doesn’t appear to be a very critical subject. Anne Rogers of MLB.com relays (on Twitter) that the Royals are hopeful Greinke might solely must skip one flip by the rotation because of the upcoming All-Star break. That word suggests {that a} minimal IL stint is a chance, although Greinke will meet with a physician Thursday to find out the following steps in his restoration.
Greinke’s absence is unlikely to vary the Royals’ fortunes a lot. At 25-61, Kansas City appears ticketed for a last-place end within the AL Central and a bottom-three exhibiting in MLB this season. His damage might have some implications for the commerce market if he was unable to return across the time he would first be eligible. Greinke is revered sufficient across the league to attract some consideration from different golf equipment this summer season, whilst he carries a 5.44 ERA because of a pair of clunkers in his final three begins.
Players on the injured listing can nonetheless be traded, so Greinke would have the ability to transfer even when he isn’t again on the mound by August 1. That appears unlikely, although, particularly since Okay.C. would in all probability solely transfer him if the six-time All-Star sought a commerce. Greinke has signed with the Royals on successive one-year contracts the previous two seasons, opting to return to the place the place he started his profession over twenty years in the past. He is enjoying this season on an $8.5M wage and will virtually double that mark through an innings-based incentive bundle.
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