Orioles right-hander Chris Tillman didn’t take his scheduled bullpen session today after just 10 warm-up throws caused his shoulder discomfort to crop up, manager Buck Showalter said. It's an ominous development in what has already been a cautious camp for the team's top starting pitcher.
“Not good,” Showalter said. “Started to play catch, long-toss to start to get ready to go to the mound, and after about 10 throws they shut it down. He’s still got some discomfort there.”
Tillman, who spent three weeks on the disabled list last year with shoulder discomfort that was described at the time as shoulder bursitis, came into camp on a rehab track after the issue cropped back up in the offseason.