Cincinnati Reds pitcher Alex Wood still fighting back stiffness

The days of getting 200 innings out of starters have been fading rapidly across the baseball landscape, as just 13 big league pitchers reached that number during the 2018 season. That made the fact that new Cincinnati Reds pitcher Alex Wood had actually cleared 150 IP in each of the last two seasons a plus in this era, as that’s as much an endorsement of his durability as you can truly expect these days.

Unfortunately, if Wood is going to carry a 150+ IP load in 2019 - his final year before reaching free agency - he’s first going to have to figure out a way to physically lighten his load. Wood, who has only appeared in one Cactus League game so far this spring due to back tightness, again is…