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MLB Injury Updates: Scherzer's Status & Opening Games
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3/30/2025
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The Injury Report never stops in Major League Baseball.
00:03
I always laugh, like, hey, you ever played Madden football?
00:05
And you say, you know what, just turn the injuries off.
00:06
Let's have a good time here.
00:07
It never stops on opening day, at opening weekend.
00:09
And a couple big injuries to talk about already here, Tom.
00:12
Max Scherzer, and again, this just reads it,
00:15
Max Scherzer's already injured with a lat soreness injury,
00:18
which shows that he hasn't been healthy
00:20
the past couple of years.
00:21
Teams saying, could he get back to normal?
00:23
Is this the end of the road, Tom?
00:26
From my guy, Max Scherzer, come on now.
00:29
It's the end of the road for the pitcher that he once was.
00:32
He's also dealing with a thumb thing.
00:34
And I think he said in the post game yesterday
00:36
that it was, or the other day, that was related to the thumb
00:39
where, I don't know, he's gripping it too much,
00:41
whatever it might be.
00:42
It's the end of the road for him
00:43
being a 35% strikeout pitcher,
00:45
being a threat to go out there and have a no hitter
00:48
every other time he's on the mat.
00:50
Can he be a serviceable pitcher?
00:52
Sure.
00:53
I think that's what we all have to, like,
00:54
come to the realization that, like,
00:56
the Scherzer that we once saw is gone.
00:58
Obviously this puts in question
00:59
what was already a completely average
01:01
Blue Jays roster to begin with.
01:03
Like, now it's even worse.
01:06
By the way, I'm not a doctor.
01:07
I only play one here at the Sports Grid Network
01:09
because I'm going to bring up this next one here.
01:10
Whenever I hear Manny Machado, my calf tightened up,
01:13
it's no big deal, it's only a cramp.
01:15
I get worried, Tom, the immediate time I hear that.
01:18
Now look at Machado going like,
01:20
why, he can't be in the lineup today.
01:21
And I hope it's not long-term.
01:24
Oh, I hope it's not long-term.
01:26
You hope it's just like a,
01:28
what do you call it, a calf cramp,
01:29
like we see in the NFL,
01:30
where the players are able to come back.
01:31
Like, it seems like an issue at the time,
01:32
but after, you know, 24 hours, some amount of rest,
01:35
he should be able to get back out there.
01:36
The concern that I have is it's not about the fielding.
01:40
It's more about the planting when he's at the plate
01:43
trying to get a hit.
01:44
He's actually trying to, you know,
01:45
drive power through his legs,
01:46
and the calf becomes an issue
01:47
because he's not able to generate power.
01:49
So he may seem normal, may be able to field the ball,
01:51
but if he's not generating power,
01:53
then he's not a player that we can trust.
01:54
And frankly, he's not a player that should be in lineup.
01:56
So I would have more concerns about a hitting aspect
01:58
than him being a defensive liability.
02:01
Ah, taking a look right now.
02:02
Lineup's already coming out, Tom.
02:04
And I see some of my orders and lineups
02:06
that aren't quite sure
02:07
what they were supposed to be entering into today.
02:08
So some interesting stuff we'll get to
02:10
in just a few moments here,
02:11
but hitting some of those rest of the guys
02:12
that were injured.
02:13
Jose Ramirez left the game after having a sprained wrist
02:16
and a couple of Philadelphia Phillies.
02:17
JT Ramuto, bruised foot.
02:19
X-rays came back negative.
02:21
And Trey Turner,
02:21
did he make it to the starting gate yesterday?
02:23
Vax would have seized up on him a little bit.
02:24
We'll see if he's able to go today.
02:26
But usually in the beginning of the season,
02:27
you're extra cautious with these type of injuries here.
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