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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Rays' Niemann, Davis have shoulder strains </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Jeff Niemann - S - TB - Aug. 9</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Rays manager Joe Maddon said Monday that both Jeff Niemann and Wade Davis have shoulder strains.
This isn't good news. It won't be devastating until the severity of each injury is known, but it's never good to hear about shoulder woes in two starters at the same time. Especially since shoulder injuries are much harder to come back from than elbow issues. The fact that Maddon said that the DL is only a "possibility" for each is promising for now, but it's still a bad situation for Tampa. Top prospect Jeremy Hellickson has already been recalled to start on Tuesday and Andy Sonnanstine may act as the other fill-in.
Source: Joe Smith on Twitter
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</TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=subHead vAlign=top colSpan=3>Rays' Niemann, Davis have shoulder strains </TD></TR><TR vAlign=top><TD class=vaLabel colSpan=3>Jeff Niemann - S - TB - Aug. 9</TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top colSpan=3>Rays manager Joe Maddon said Monday that both Jeff Niemann and Wade Davis have shoulder strains.This isn't good news. It won't be devastating until the severity of each injury is known, but it's never good to hear about shoulder woes in two starters at the same time. Especially since shoulder injuries are much harder to come back from than elbow issues. The fact that Maddon said that the DL is only a "possibility" for each is promising for now, but it's still a bad situation for Tampa. Top prospect Jeremy Hellickson has already been recalled to start on Tuesday and Andy Sonnanstine may act as the other fill-in.
Source: Joe Smith on Twitter
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