“The ligament is good.”What isn’t good is Strasburg’s flexor mass, which Lessard described as being on the inside of the elbow. Indians reliever Andrew Miller landed on the disabled list with a strained flexor mass on June 10 of last season and returned July 8. Mat Latos, then a starter for the Reds, suffered a flexor mass strain in April 2014 and returned in June. That same year, Latos’s teammate Homer Bailey saw his season end due to a strained flexor mass that eventually required surgery. Red Sox right-hander Carson Smith hit the disabled list with a strained flexor mass in March.

Source: Washington Post September 08, 2016 20:19 UTC