Overview
- Trey Yesavage will open the season on the injured list with a right shoulder impingement, per Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi.
- Yesavage is slated to resume mound work next Wednesday as the club follows a stepwise rehab with no firm return date.
- Analysts note a measured build could take roughly three to four weeks before live action, reflecting the team’s reluctance to rush a young arm after a 125-inning workload last year including 27.2 postseason frames.
- With Yesavage, José Berríos and Shane Bieber sidelined to start the year, Eric Lauer is very likely to join a rotation of Kevin Gausman, Dylan Cease, Max Scherzer and Cody Ponce.
- Scherzer’s spring form offers a boost, as the veteran has not allowed a run in 13 2/3 Grapefruit League innings, including five shutout frames on Friday against the Twins.