Today, the Royals added Michael Lorenzen to the Injured List with a left oblique injury. He missed his scheduled start on Saturday due to illness. If I had a nickel for every time a Royals pitcher couldn’t go because he was sick, and then he was added to the Injured List with a strained muscle before ever retaking the mound, I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird it’s happened twice.
The move is retroactive to July 11, which would make him eligible to return on July 26. Even with that and the All-Star Break, that’s at least one missed start for the Royals.