March 28: Regardless of the season-opening IL placement, Hendriks isn’t dealing with a extreme harm, Jen McCaffrey of The Athletic writes. He’s already been examined by Dr. Keith Meister, who carried out his Tommy John surgical procedure, and acquired a cortisone injection to assist alleviate some irritation and discomfort stemming from a compressed nerve. There’s no structural injury in Hendriks’ elbow. He’ll be shut down from throwing for 3 to 5 days however expects to renew throwing throughout subsequent week’s sequence in opposition to the Orioles.
March 27: The Purple Sox introduced a slate of transactions to finalize their Opening Day roster, together with a shock placement of righty Liam Hendriks on the 15-day injured record because of elbow irritation. Fellow right-hander Cooper Criswell, who had appeared ticketed for Triple-A Worcester, will as an alternative break camp with the large league membership.
Boston additionally chosen the contracts of lefty Sean Newcomb and high prospect Kristian Campbell. Each have formally made the Opening Day roster. Lefties Chris Murphy and Zach Penrod had been positioned on the 60-day injured record to open spots. Murphy is recovering from UCL surgical procedure carried out final spring. Penrod was identified with a left elbow sprain earlier in camp.
Moreover, the Purple Sox positioned Masataka Yoshida on the 10-day IL as he continues constructing again up from offseason shoulder surgical procedure. Righties Brayan Bello (shoulder pressure), Kutter Crawford (patellar tendinopathy) and Lucas Giolito (hamstring pressure) had been all positioned on the 15-day IL, as anticipated.
Hendriks, who turned 36 final month, is coming into the second season of a two-year, $10MM deal. The Purple Sox signed him understanding that he’d miss most of all the 2024 season whereas recovering from Tommy John surgical procedure. The expectation early in camp was that he and offseason signee Aroldis Chapman may compete for ninth-inning work. The tide modified shortly. Chapman fanned 14 of the 30 batters he confronted and held opponents to 2 runs in 7 1/3 innings. Hendriks allowed seven runs on 14 hits in simply 6 1/3 frames. He didn’t stroll anybody but additionally solely whiffed 4 of the 32 hitters he confronted.
The Purple Sox haven’t but supplied a timetable for when Hendriks may return to the mound. For now, there’s no indication that he’s coping with a long-term harm. Presumably, supervisor Alex Cora may have extra info relating to his potential timetable when he meets with the media later in the present day.
