May (elbow strain) out until after All-Star break
ATLANTA — The Dodgers transferred Dustin May to the 60-day injured checklist on Tuesday, formally ruling out the hard-throwing right-hander till at the very least someday after the All-Star break in mid-July.
The 25-year-old exited his May 17 begin after only one inning and 16 pitches with what the Dodgers known as “right elbow pain.” An MRI later that day revealed a flexor pronator pressure in his proper elbow.
May, in fact, underwent Tommy John surgical procedure in May 2021 and was making simply his fifteenth begin since coming back from the prolonged harm. The Dodgers and May’s camp initially hoped that the harm would solely sideline him for 4 to 6 weeks, however that timeline was all the time overly optimistic given May’s harm historical past.
May acquired a PRP shot this week, which can forestall him from selecting up a baseball for over a month. Once time passes, May will endure some extra testing — which is normal following a PRP shot — and that may decide the following step in his restoration.
If all that goes nicely, May would then have to construct as much as a full-time starter, which takes about six weeks. Due to May’s significance and harm historical past, the Dodgers will probably be cautious with the right-hander each step of the way in which. May’s first day eligible off the injured checklist is on July 17, however even that appears unlikely.
Losing May for an prolonged time period is a large blow to the Dodgers’ rotation. May, a former high prospect, was making an attempt to determine himself as a constant large league starter and was doing a superb job of that this season. He was 4-1 with a 2.63 ERA over his first 9 begins, placing out 34 over 48 innings.
Aside from May, the Dodgers are additionally with out ace Julio Urías for at the very least two and a half weeks because the left-hander works by a left hamstring harm he suffered throughout his May 18 begin in opposition to the Cardinals.
With May sidelined for at the very least two months and Urías set to overlook his subsequent two to a few begins, the Dodgers are leaning on high prospects Gavin Stone and Bobby Miller. Stone has made two begins and remains to be discovering his footing on the large league degree. Miller made his Major League debut on Tuesday in opposition to the Braves, in all probability a number of weeks or months earlier than the Dodgers would’ve preferred.
Stone will get at the very least three or 4 begins, with Miller headed in direction of the identical path. That will give the Dodgers an concept of how the 2 proficient younger pitchers deal with the obligations of pitching within the Majors.
The Dodgers knew precisely what they’d with May, however now they’re simply hoping he’ll be capable to contribute in some unspecified time in the future this season.
