SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Rockies right-hander Jon Gray believes it will be a couple of weeks before his strained abdominal muscle will allow him to return to game action. While he found the injury frustrating, it's not as bad as he feared.
Gray, the Rockies' top pitching prospect according to MLBPipeline.com, suffered the injury during the first inning of a start on Tuesday against the Brewers. The injury came on the heels of four scoreless innings in his previous appearance, against the Angels on March 17. He left the game after the injury created an errant throw to second base on a fielding play, but the issue was bothering him when he threw his changeup and curveball because the muscle contractions are different from what they would be with the fastball.