MLB Injury Updates: Scherzer's Status & Opening Games

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00:00The Injury Report never stops in Major League Baseball.

00:03I always laugh, like, hey, you ever played Madden football?

00:05And you say, you know what, just turn the injuries off.

00:06Let's have a good time here.

00:07It never stops on opening day, at opening weekend.

00:09And a couple big injuries to talk about already here, Tom.

00:12Max Scherzer, and again, this just reads it,

00:15Max Scherzer's already injured with a lat soreness injury,

00:18which shows that he hasn't been healthy

00:20the past couple of years.

00:21Teams saying, could he get back to normal?

00:23Is this the end of the road, Tom?

00:26From my guy, Max Scherzer, come on now.

00:29It's the end of the road for the pitcher that he once was.

00:32He's also dealing with a thumb thing.

00:34And I think he said in the post game yesterday

00:36that it was, or the other day, that was related to the thumb

00:39where, I don't know, he's gripping it too much,

00:41whatever it might be.

00:42It's the end of the road for him

00:43being a 35% strikeout pitcher,

00:45being a threat to go out there and have a no hitter

00:48every other time he's on the mat.

00:50Can he be a serviceable pitcher?

00:52Sure.

00:53I think that's what we all have to, like,

00:54come to the realization that, like,

00:56the Scherzer that we once saw is gone.

00:58Obviously this puts in question

00:59what was already a completely average

01:01Blue Jays roster to begin with.

01:03Like, now it's even worse.

01:06By the way, I'm not a doctor.

01:07I only play one here at the Sports Grid Network

01:09because I'm going to bring up this next one here.

01:10Whenever I hear Manny Machado, my calf tightened up,

01:13it's no big deal, it's only a cramp.

01:15I get worried, Tom, the immediate time I hear that.

01:18Now look at Machado going like,

01:20why, he can't be in the lineup today.

01:21And I hope it's not long-term.

01:24Oh, I hope it's not long-term.

01:26You hope it's just like a,

01:28what do you call it, a calf cramp,

01:29like we see in the NFL,

01:30where the players are able to come back.

01:31Like, it seems like an issue at the time,

01:32but after, you know, 24 hours, some amount of rest,

01:35he should be able to get back out there.

01:36The concern that I have is it's not about the fielding.

01:40It's more about the planting when he's at the plate

01:43trying to get a hit.

01:44He's actually trying to, you know,

01:45drive power through his legs,

01:46and the calf becomes an issue

01:47because he's not able to generate power.

01:49So he may seem normal, may be able to field the ball,

01:51but if he's not generating power,

01:53then he's not a player that we can trust.

01:54And frankly, he's not a player that should be in lineup.

01:56So I would have more concerns about a hitting aspect

01:58than him being a defensive liability.

02:01Ah, taking a look right now.

02:02Lineup's already coming out, Tom.

02:04And I see some of my orders and lineups

02:06that aren't quite sure

02:07what they were supposed to be entering into today.

02:08So some interesting stuff we'll get to

02:10in just a few moments here,

02:11but hitting some of those rest of the guys

02:12that were injured.

02:13Jose Ramirez left the game after having a sprained wrist

02:16and a couple of Philadelphia Phillies.

02:17JT Ramuto, bruised foot.

02:19X-rays came back negative.

02:21And Trey Turner,

02:21did he make it to the starting gate yesterday?

02:23Vax would have seized up on him a little bit.

02:24We'll see if he's able to go today.

02:26But usually in the beginning of the season,

02:27you're extra cautious with these type of injuries here.

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