Max Scherzer will not be back on the mound soon.
The Blue Jays de Toronto moved the triple winner of the Cy Young Prize on the 60 -day injuries list on Monday in the middle of a right thumb injury. The 60 days are retroactive at his last appearance on March 29, he will therefore prevent Scherzer at least until May 29.
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This decision was one of the many that the Blue Jays made on Monday. Righting Erik Swanson was also transferred to the 60-day injured list due to a right forearm injury that prevented him all season. The team chose to sign the José Ureña and Spencer Turnbull launchers at one year. Ureña was appointed for assignment last week by the New York Mets, and Turnbull was optionized at Florida Complex League.
Scherzer, 40, had only one departure this season. He launched three rounds and granted two points in a defeat at the Orioles of Baltimore on March 29, and launched only 45 throws, Before leaving early with a badly straight muscle. He said the injury has developed due to a thumb problem.
“I just didn't have the impression of being able to really let the ball go”, Scherzer said at the time. “I had to go back the level of effort. I was able to spend at least three years and not blow up the enclosure of the lifts. But after this third round, I could just say that we are in imminent danger.”
Scherzer’s thumb had also been a concern in the season of the season. He was limited to only four departures in training in the spring, and he could not shake him in the months that followed.
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Scherzer signed a one -year agreement of $ 15.5 million with Blue Jays during the offseason. He only made nine departures with the Texas Rangers last season due to shoulder injury and tension in the hamstrings. Scherzer ended the year with an MPM of 3.95 in just 43 1/3 sleeves on the mound.
The Blue Jays contain only a record of 16-18 before Tuesday's match with the Los Angeles Angels, which launched a six-game road trip on the west coast. Scherzer can return on May 29, when the Blue Jays are expected to launch a four -game home with athletics.
