Alex Cobb Will Not Be Ready For Opening Day
17 seconds agoAccording to Evan Woodbery of the MLive Media Group, Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Alex Cobb (hip) will not be ready to make the Opening Day roster. Manager AJ Hinch noted that his ramp-up will start "about a month late." The team said that Cobb received a PNP injection last week to address right hip inflammation that gradually occurred while he was building up. Fantasy managers should continue to monitor his status during spring training. Earlier in the offseason, the Tigers signed the 37-year-old to a one-year contract worth $15 million. He was penciled in to have a spot in the starting rotation, but this injury will now provide Casey Mize, Kenta Maeda, Matt Manning, and Keider Montero an opportunity to earn starts early in the season. In addition, top prospect Jackson Jobe was already viewed as a "front runner" to start the season in the rotation, and given this injury, he should be in a great position to do so. Cobb was only able to log 13 1/3 innings last season but held a 3.87 ERA with a 1.32 WHIP across 151 1/3 innings in 2023.
Source: Evan Woodbery
Source: Evan Woodbery