Friday, February 22, 2019

Reds First Scratch Of 2019






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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‭"‬It is nothing I'm overly worried about.‭ ‬I've dealt with this in the past,‭" ‬Gray said Friday.‭ "‬I'll start throwing in a couple of days.‭ ‬I wanted to go out there and throw the first game of spring but it was everyone's decision not to push it.

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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Food poisoning in‭ ‬2016‭ ‬prevented Gray from making a third straight Opening Day start.

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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