MESA, Ariz. – The Cubs spun it as a positive for elite prospect Eloy Jimenez, the MRI and CT scan revealing a bone bruise and no structural damage to his right shoulder.
"All in all, we feel like it's pretty good news," general manager Jed Hoyer said Monday at the Sloan Park complex. "We'll get this right and get him back out there."
The Cubs plan to shut down Jimenez for three weeks and then restart a throwing program, which will probably leave him in extended spring training. Once medically cleared and operating at game speed, advanced Class-A Myrtle Beach would be a logical landing spot for Jimenez, who's only 20 years old and a consensus top-15 prospect in the industry.