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Hayden Birdsong Dealing With Elbow Soreness
San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello said that right-hander Hayden Birdsong (elbow) is dealing with some right-elbow soreness in camp and will be evaluated, according to Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News. The severity of Birdsong's elbow injury is uncertain, as well as how long he might be shut down from throwing in spring training. On top of injury issues with around two weeks until Opening Day, the 24-year-old has been hit around in Cactus League play. Birdsong has given up eight earned runs on eight hits with three walks and two strikeouts in 2 1/3 innings pitched. Already fighting an uphill battle to make the team's Opening Day starting rotation, fantasy managers can probably assume he won't make the starting five now. The former sixth-rounder in 2022 out of Eastern Illinois had an ERA approaching 5.00 for the second straight season and an FIP even higher in 65 2/3 innings pitched over 21 outings (10 starts). Especially with an injury, Birdsong is outside the top-100 starting fantasy pitchers.
Source: The San Jose Mercury News - Justice delos Santos
Source: The San Jose Mercury News - Justice delos Santos
