Nathaniel Lowe has an oblique strain, per the beats, and manager Bruce Bochy says the Texas Rangers first baseman is in jeopardy of not being ready to go come Opening Day.
This is a disappointing bit of news, though as we have discussed, injuries always crop up in spring training, and the Rangers have had a pretty healthy spring thusfar. Lowe is expected to miss three or four weeks, and as we discussed with Dustin Harris last week, oblique injuries can linger and take a while before a player is back at 100%.
To the extent there is good news, it is something that should not cause Lowe to miss a significant amount of time during the regular season, and the Rangers have some decent short-term options to sort through.