Back in the day, I played a great Twitter doctor. My old roommate and soon-to-be doctor Seth loved to call me out on it. We would watch games together, and a Packers player goes down with an injury which immediately prompted a response from him. Naturally being the unhinged sports fan I am, I yell out ‘Oh man, that’s his ACL, shit!’ Then literally two plays later, he was back in the game. It happened so much that Seth shamed me out of doing it while watching sports. Therefore, I am going to take the cautious approach when wondering about Milwaukee Brewers’ pitcher Jeremy Jeffress who left his first Spring Training appearance after three pitches due to shoulder soreness.

Brewers manager Craig Counsell said to reporters that it was a ‘low gun’ that led him to believe Jeffress did not have the strength to continue in this game. He did not sound that concerned about his set-up man/closer, but still, it is worth raising flag out seeing as we are three weeks away from Opening Day. Brewers seem like they will not have their full arsenal when the season begins against the St. Louis Cardinals as Jimmy Nelson does not appear ready to play meaningful baseball and Jeffress may be trending that way as well. Brewers have a deep pitching staff, but these type of injuries hurt regardless of the depth.

Fingers crossed that it is not a serious injury. When a pitcher usually leaves after three pitches, alarms go off in everyone’s head. But Jeffress had been battling shoulder problems prior to going out there. Brewers medical staff hopefully can find out what’s going on with his shoulder and choose the best option for him. If it is found to be serious, Milwaukee needs a strategy.

Charlie.