The Tampa Bay Rays pitching rotation is not a picture of perfect health, and it took another hit in the form of Alex Cobb.
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Cobb to Miss Time with Tendinitis
Tuesday, March 17
Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reported Tuesday that “the tightness in Alex Cobb’s right forearm that forced him from Tuesday’s game has been diagnosed as tendinitis, which is relatively good news but seems likely to keep him from making his Opening Day start.”
Cobb was pitching against the Philadelphia Phillies Tuesday before he was forced to exit and undergo an MRI. Topkin noted that Cobb could miss the first few weeks of the season.
The Rays will also be without Matt Moore until June at the earliest, Drew Smyly until mid-April and Alex Colome for an indefinite amount of time. There are certainly jobs available for the time being in the Tampa Bay rotation.
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