PEORIA, Ariz. -- Erasmo Ramirez, expected to be Seattle's fourth starter this season, is dealing with a strained right lat muscle and will be shut down from throwing for a couple of weeks, manager Scott Servais said on Sunday.
The 27-year-old right-hander was scratched from his scheduled bullpen session on Saturday, after feeling some soreness. Tests showed what Servais called a "light" strain.
"Not great news," Servais said. "It's not the end of the world. Things do happen, and it's pretty early. So we'll wait and see how it goes."
Ramirez has been in Arizona since the start of February and had been throwing without any issues until Saturday.