Lakeland, Fla. — The easy assumption is the shoulder strain reliever Alex Wilson is dealing with now is a direct result of being overused by the Tigers last season.
Easy assumptions are often wrong.
“This is something completely random,” Wilson said Monday morning, minutes before he was to test the shoulder again, throwing from 90 feet. “I don’t think it’s related at all (to last year). I was just throwing and something bit me (a sharp pain). I just strained a lat muscle. I wasn’t feeling tired or anything. I threw five bullpens before anything happened.