Gil Meche, who was limited to just 23 starts last season due to a lower back injury and shoulder fatigue, left Monday’s start against the White Sox after three innings due to a stiff right shoulder.
Meche did his best to downplay the situation after the game, but what he told Dick Kaegel of MLB.com didn’t sound particularly optimistic:“They checked me out, the shoulder’s strong but the tightness is there. I don’t feel real strong when I’m pitching,” he said.
“So I just kept working through it and after the third inning, it was like well, I’ve had enough. I didn’t want to keep going, I felt like I was getting stiffer in a way, I’m not throwing any good pitches. Just take it easy on this one and then see what happens my next one.”
