Reliever Richard Bleier is headed back to the injured list and extended spring training after experiencing more-than-normal shoulder fatigue during the first two weeks of the season.
Manager Brandon Hyde all but said as much on Wednesday, when he indicated that Bleier might need a “reset” after getting knocked around during his first four appearances.
“He’s got some shoulder tendinitis,” Hyde said. “He wasn’t bouncing back. He didn’t feel like he had the same stuff as well as just his arm wasn’t recovering the way he wanted it to.
“Like I said [Wednesday], he came back off a pretty major deal.