Sonny Gray has experienced elbow pain before. He is not worried about the stiffness in his right elbow that caused him to be scratched from his scheduled start in the Cincinnati Reds' spring training opener against the Cleveland Indians on Saturday.
Gray experienced stiffness after a bullpen session on Monday. The Reds said he is not being sent for an MRI.
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Gray was on the disabled list twice in 2016. He had a right trapezium strain that put him on DL from May 21 to June 4. A right forearm strain sidelined him from August 9 to September 27.
“It was something I've dealt with in the past,” Gray said. “We decided to take four or five days off and get back in the swing of things.”
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Gray, a 29-year-old right-hander, was acquired from the New York Yankees for Shed Long last month and agreed to a $38 million, four-year contract with the Reds.
Tanner Roark, acquired from Washington, will start in his place.
"We're being very cautious," rookie manager David Bell said. "Sonny's made progress the last couple days. We can slot him back into the rotation when he's ready."
Gray has time to compete to make a start on opening day for the third time in his career. He started for the Oakland Athletics against Cleveland in 2014 in which he allowed no runs in a no decision, 2-0 loss. Gray started the 2015 season with a start against Texas, an 8-0 win. Combined he pitched 14 innings on Opening Day without allowing a run.
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Gray was traded to the New York Yankees at the trade deadline in 2017. He was 4-7 with the Yankees in 11 starts after the trade. Gray was 11-9 last season with a 4.90 ERA last season.
The Reds added three starting pitchers over the off-season. The Reds obtained Tanner Roark from Washington and Alex Wood from the Dodgers, in addition to Gray, who is the only one of the three the Reds have locked up for more than one season.
The Cactus League start was going to be limited to one inning.
“I want to get out there and throw the first game of spring. It was something I wanted to do. That was probably the hardest part,” Gray said. “When you sit down and you think of it in the long term and the grand scheme of the season and everything, it didn't really make much sense to try to fight through something this early. That was the decision we made.”
The injury didn't appear to be serious enough to have an MRI, a decision left to the training staff.
“You almost expect these things to happen. Especially with guys who have been playing this game for a long time,” Bell said “Early in spring training as much as you prepare there's so much knew to your schedule and you're stressing your body in different ways. That's the reason we're really careful early on. We ease guys into it. It's just different. A lot of times it turns out to be not a big deal. These guys are very aware of their bodies. He caught it early. It is just a minor setback and the progress he's made in the last couple of days leads us to believe it will be minor.”
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