Via
Red Reporter, Gary Majewski has been
held back from Spring Training workouts due to more shoulder problems. Majewski, you'll likely recall, was the key piece in the 8-player deal last July in which Austin Kearns and Felipe Lopez got sent to the Nationals for Royce Clayton, Bill Bray, and Majewski, among other players. That deal was the first indicator of Wayne Krivsky's intense middling reliever fetish, which has since brought Scott Schoeneweis and Rheal Cormier into the mix as well in Cincy.
The most curious thing about the entire affair, at least to me, is this part:
The Reds have said they intend to file a grievance against the Nationals for failing to inform the club that Majewski had been taking anti-inflammatory medicine for the shoulder throughout the season or that he had received a cortisone shot in the shoulder just days before the trade.
That's all well and good, but it was certainly no secret that Majewski was having shoulder problems before the trade last year. A quick glance at
his KFFL page shows that he was having rotator cuff problems as early as May 7th of last season. I've gotta think the Reds knew about that before they pulled the trigger on the trade and they're just looking for some way to cover up their mistake at this point. I mean, has anyone ever actually filed a grievance a full six months after the trade in question?
At first glance, Matt Garza of the Rays leaving Tuesday night's start with nerve issues in his right arm seemed like little more than the latest reminder that few things are as tenuous as the arm of a young pitcher. From Mark Fidrych to Francisco Liriano with many stops in the middle, it's a story we know all too well. After the game, though, Garza said something interesting about when the injury first surfaced.
