April 18 : Hyde said today that Rodriguez is getting a second opinion after receiving the results of his MRI, per . April 17 : Orioles manager Brandon Hyde provided a troubling update about right-hander today, with video shared by . Hyde says that Rodriguez recently had a side se sion canceled due to some shoulder sorene s and was sent for an MRI today. The results of that imaging havent come back yet but its a le s than ideal development regardle s. Rodriguez started the season on the 15-day injured list due to some sorene s in his elbow/triceps area. Hes been trying to ramp Sam Bachman Jersey back up lately, throwing bullpen se sions, but that now all seems to be up in the air. For a pitcher to be dealing with simultaneous elbow and shoulder troubles is a worrisome state of affairs in any context, but its also notable given his track record. Rodriguez dealt with shoulder problems at times last year as well. He had a stint of almost three weeks on the IL in May, with right shoulder inflammation listed as his official ailment. He was back on the IL in early August due to right lat/teres discomfort. The injury was initially described as mild and the Os hoped to have him back late in the year but that ultimately did not come to pa s. A notable lat strain also impacted him as a prospect in 2022, shutting him down for about three months and delaying his major league debut until the 2023 campaign. Needle s to say, its not what the Orioles want. They came into this season with Rodriguez and as the top two pitchers in the projected rotation. Rodriguez has been out all season with his elbow inflammation and now has shoulder problems on top of that. Eflin made three starts before himself landing on the IL due to a lat strain. He played catch yesterday for the first time since that IL placement, per , and still seems to have some boxes to check. There are other injuries as well. had Tommy John surgery in June of last year and wont be available until the second half even in a best-case scenario. also had UCL surgery in June of last year. is on the IL with a lat strain, like Eflin. is on the IL with kneecap subluxation. Swingman is also on the shelf, in his case due to shoulder inflammation. Going into the offseason, many observers expected the Os to be aggre sive in adding to their rotation. They had lost Bradish to his surgery and to free agency. With a new owner in place, it was expected that some new payroll parameters could allow them to play at the top or perhaps the middle of the free agent market. Instead, the Os added some veteran back-end guys. They gave a one-year deal to 41-year-old and another one-year pact to . The latter is a bit younger than the former but is 35 and came into this year with no big league experience, looking to make the move from Japan. With all the injuries, things arent going great. Morton has an 8.84 ERA thus far. Suganos 3.86 ERA looks better but an 84.2% strand rate is helping him work around an 8.1% strikeout rate. has stepped up and posted a solid 3.60 ERA in three starts but is at 6.41. will join the group eventually but he is still building up due to a late signing. He got up to 3 2/3 innings in his most recent minor league start. has no major league experience but is on the 40-man and putting up good numbers in Triple-A. is also on the 40-man but has been working in relief in the minors, with nine earned runs allowed in five innings. The season is still very young but the Os are 7-10 and currently in the basement of a very competitive American League East. They entered spring training with a top-heavy rotation featuring two front-end guys in Rodriguez and Eflin and a lot of back-end candidates, though theyve gotten almost nothing from that Eflin/Rodriguez duo so far. Ideally, both will be getting back to the team in the coming weeks/months, but this update adds an unsettling level of uncertainty. Kelvin Caceres Jersey
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