First Buster Olney reported that Brian Roberts had kidney stones. That was shot down by Orioles’ beat writer Brittany Ghiroli, who reported that no, it was back spasms. that Buster was wrong, and that Roberts doesn’t have kidney stones. Rather, he has back spasms. Now Ghiroli -- who clearly has Olney beat on the Brian Roberts beat -- has an update: a small herniated disc. But fear not, Orioles fans, he may not be too bad off:
On Monday, Roberts talked to reporters for the first time since the injury and said he has spent the last few weeks slowly progressing in his workouts. While he hasn’t done any hitting, Roberts has been able to do some dry swings and some running.
“It’s already definitely a lot better than it was three weeks ago,” he said. "[Tuesday I’ll] probably start some swings in the cage softly. Our main goal is obviously [Opening Day] April 6. So, [we will] just progress that way.”