FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Boston Red Sox officials are finally conceding what has seemed to be inevitable for nearly two weeks. David Price is likely to begin the season on the disabled list while he recovers from a strained left elbow.
"At this point, yeah," manager John Farrell said Tuesday before the Sox hosted the Toronto Blue Jays at JetBlue Park. "It would be hard to see him ready to go at the start of the season."
Price still has not made a start this spring. The Red Sox shut him down March 1 because he experienced an unusual degree of stiffness in his elbow after a two-inning simulated game.