Reynaldo Lopez Dealing With Biceps Issue
2 years agoChicago White Sox pitcher Reynaldo Lopez is dealing with some fatigue or dead arm in his right bicep, as per manager Pedro Grifol. Lopez was removed from Sunday's contest against the Rays after facing four batters and allowing three earned runs on two hits, a walk, and a home run. Thirteen of Lopez's 23 pitches were balls while his fastball velocity dipped to 96.6 mph after featuring a heater at or above 98 mph throughout the first month of the season. It's been a struggle for the right-hander to this point as he owns an 8.76 ERA/7.03 FIP with allowing five home runs in just 12 1/3 innings on the season. Control issues have also reared their head by way of a 10.5% BB% despite striking out 33.3% of the batters he's faced to this point. It certainly appears an IL stint could be on the way given the nature of the ailment and early-season results.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com