The optics of seeing Brandon Williamson wince during the 2nd inning of yesterday’s game between the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves were awful. He was clearly in pain, immediately walked off the mound, and as catcher Tyler Stephenson approached him to see what was up it seemed pretty clear that it was an elbow issue.
The only question remaining was the severity of the injury.
On Wednesday, the Reds placed Williamson on the 15-day IL and recalled fellow lefty Brandon Liebrandt, announcing it in an eerily nebulous way that did not include what the injury actually ‘was.