A couple of weeks ago, Tampa Bay Rays 2018 AL Cy Young Award-winning pitcher Blake Snell took the mound in his spring debut. He threw 15 strikes on 21 pitches and all appeared to be well… for a bit.
It wasn’t long after the game that Snell reported soreness in the same elbow that cost him two months last season due to surgery to remove bone chips. He received a cortisone shot on his throwing elbow. Initially, the team didn’t appear terribly concerned about the soreness and viewed it as a temporary setback.