Triple A Round Rock puts Tanner Scheppers on disabled list
Coming off a game against New Orleans, Tanner Scheppers found himself on the disabled list following stiffness in his lower back.
The Triple A Round Rock player was disappointing in his recent game and his pitching caused a lot of damage for the club in the game. The problem that has seen the ball thrower on the injury list was present in Spring Training.
The hurler has been aware of his fitness problem for a while now and that has caused his removal from the rotation, as a consequence. The prospect was ranked 43rd by MLB.com in the ‘Top prospects’ list’.
The player, who belongs to the Texas Rangers, had the chance to impress his parent club but failed to break through the long list of pitchers, at the end.
Scheppers’ two inning stint against New Orleans saw him concede three runs and four hits. He was able to pull back his bad start with three strike outs and no walks but the damage had been sustained on the grander stage.
The Rangers’ assistant general manager, Thad Levine, took the opportunity to talk of the situation with the press.
"After yesterday's outing, he still felt some issues in his back", Thad Levine said. "Rather than have him continuing to throw, we're going to take a step back and invest in a core-strengthening and flexibility routine so when he comes back, he doesn't have
these maintenance issues.
We've talked about sending him to Arizona and work on his core-strengthening routine there. There is nothing structural wrong, just a recurrence of some stiffness. We're not comfortable having him pitch through it - we want to knock this out once and for
all".
Eric Hurley, who is one of the premier pitchers in the Round Rock club, is coming off the disabled list and will likely fill in for Scheppers on the rotation. He was sidelined a week ago due to a viral infection.
The Rangers have the cream of rising talent on their list and Scheppers is proving to be a quality player. They will hope the stiffness in his lower back will not keep him away from the game for long.
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