Buried by the story of his contract negotiations is the minor oblique injury that currently has Edwin Encarnacion sidelined.
The injury, suffered in batting practice, was supposed to sideline Encarnacion for approximately one week. That was approximately one week ago.
This comes after Encarnacion missed the early weeks of spring training with an abscessed tooth, and manager John Gibbons has said that he will need to get into some spring games soon to avoid a delayed start to his season. Encarnacion has proven repeatedly that he can find his rhythm quickly, but his spring at-bat total still rests at zero.