Injury Updates: Skaggs, Sanchez and Soria

Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports

One of the Detroit Tigers many elite starters, Anibal Sanchez, was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday. Sanchez led the league in ERA (2.65) last season. So far in 2014 he’s done a fine job for the Tigers going 8-5 with a 3.53 ERA.

Unfortunately the 30-year old right-hander has been diagnosed with a right pectoralis major strain. His stint on the disabled list is retroactive to Saturday although the Tigers say that he will likely be out at least three, maybe four, weeks with the injury.

Sanchez’s accomplishments are often overlooked due to the now three Cy Young Award winners in the Tiger’s rotation, Justin Verlander, Max Scherzer and David Price. Since being traded to the Tigers from the Miami Marlins in 2012 Sanchez has a 3.11 ERA and 3.65 K/BB ratio in 62 starts for the Tigers.