ARLINGTON -- Andrew Heaney will receive a platelet-rich plasma injection for his ailing forearm, a development that will probably keep him out until at least the start of July. Angels general manager Billy Eppler said the injection will "put him down for the foreseeable future," but didn't want to pin his young starter to a specific timeline.
PRP injections prevent pitchers from throwing for at least four weeks and as many as 12. Heaney will probably need at least six weeks, then will have to progress through playing catch, stretching out to long toss, throwing off a mound and pitching in Minor League games.