Daniel Espino being shut down with a shoulder injury

Cleveland Guardians pitching prospect Daniel Espino is being shut down “for at least eight weeks” according to The Athletic’s Zack Meisel.

Guardians morning briefing:

*Top pitching prospect Daniel Espino is being shut down for at least eight weeks with a strain/year in his shoulder

*2022 first-round pick Chase Delauter will miss 4-5 months with a fracture in his foot (same injury he had last year)

— Zack Meisel (@ZackMeisel) February 20, 2023 Further context has since been provided by the Guardians’ official insider account on Twitter, which clarifies that it’s eight weeks since his injury in mid-January. The smallest of small silver linings here may be that he could be evaluated and cleared to…