Red Sox being conservative with injured starter David Price
With LHP David Price beginning to throw off the mound, the Boston Red Sox are deciding to play it safe and slow down his workout routine.
With the 2017 season officially underway, David Price hopes to join the Boston Red Sox sooner rather than later.
After Price went on the disabled list with an elbow injury in late February, people were concerned that it would later lead up to Tommy John surgery. Thankfully, after visiting Dr. James Andrews, that was not the case.
With Price starting the 2017 season on the D.L., people are hoping that he will be making rehab appearances as soon as possible. And after having three side sessions in the span of six days last week, some would think that the next step would be a rehab start.
But the Red Sox had other plans.
The team announced yesterday that they will be slowing down Price’s workout routine so that his injury doesn’t show up again. They want to be 100% sure that his injury has healed before he makes his 2017 Big League debut.
MLB.com writer Ian Browne spoke with manager John Farrell about his decision with David Price and that the reason is not because he has suffered any setback.
“No,” Farrell said. “And he’ll be back on the mound. We just know that with the volume and intensity that last week presented to him, we’re making sure he goes through some long-toss and continues to build.”
While Price’s return has hit a delay, the Red Sox hope that pitchers Rick Porcello and Chris Sale will be able to carry the load of the starting rotation.
While Sale has been everything Boston has hoped for, Porcello seems to have a hangover from his 2016 Cy Young party.
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With Porcello on the hill tonight in game 2 of a 3 game series against the Toronto Blue Jays, we are all hoping he will come back to his Cy Young form.
When Price returns with the Red Sox, we will finally see the “Big 3” of Price, Sale, and Porcello together in the same rotation. If Sale continues to be the pitcher Boston fans have fell in love with and Porcello and Price get back to their Cy Young selves, then we may have something special here in Bean Town.
The first step is obviously Price’s health and hoping his elbow injury can be full healed sometime in the month of May. As people want to see the $217 million-dollar man back in Boston, you can not rush these types of injuries. If you do, then this 2 month setback could turn into a season ending injury.
Farrell and the coaching staff are playing it safe with Price and it’s the best thing for them. Patience is huge with injuries like this, especially when one of your best pitchers has it.
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Time will only tell with how much longer we have to wait for Price to return to Boston.