Tampa Bay Rays: Tyler Glasnow out 4-6 Weeks
The Tampa Bay Rays announced today starting pitcher Tyler Glasnow is out 4-6 weeks with a mild right forearm strain.
Tampa Bay Rays starter Tyler Glasnow exited his start Friday against the New York Yankees after going 5 1/3 innings and allowing 4 runs, 3 of them earned, with 9 strikeouts.
The Rays now have several key players out with injuries this year such as Mike Zunino, Michael Perez, Matt Duffy, Hunter Wood, and Joey Wendle.
Although the Rays will certainly miss him in their rotation, they have to be ecstatic he avoided a more serious injury requiring surgery or even season-ending.
Glasnow has been the star of the Rays’ rotation up to this point, posting a record of 6-1 in 8 starts with a 1.86 ERA and 55 strikeouts in his 3rd year in the big leagues.
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His injury comes as a blow to one of the more surprisingly good teams this year, a team leading the majors with a 2.88 ERA.
He has been key in propelling the Rays to the top of the AL East with a 23-14 record while being named AL Pitcher of the Month for April.
Starters Charlie Morton and Blake Snell will be counted on to hold down the fort until they can get Glasnow back, which is likely mid-June or July.
Morton and Snell are a combined 6-3 with a 3.13 ERA in 15 GS so far in 2019. They are more than capable of picking up the slack but will need help in the back-end of the rotation from relatively unproven pitchers.
The Tampa Bay Rays will need them to perform well as they look to hold off the surging Yankees and Boston Red Sox in the division. They only have a half-game lead on New York and a 4 game lead on Boston.
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Here’s hoping that Glasnow’s recovery and rehab go according to schedule. The sooner he gets back, the sooner we get to see him continue his career year on the mound.