Reports: It has been announced that a key player for the Guardians will be out with an injury, ruling him out of action against opponents……Read more

According to Zack Meisel of The Athletic, Tanner Bibee, the starting pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians, will not be able to make his next start against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.

Bibee is suffering from a bruised right shoulder. The initial report from Meisel stated that it was because of shoulder tightness; however, the manager of the Guardians, Stephen Vogt, later stated that it was because of discomfort (via ESPN).

Because of the significant difficulties that Cleveland’s pitching staff has seen during the course of this season, this is practically one of the worst imaginable circumstances for the club.

Whenever you hear that a pitcher is having shoulder troubles, it is obviously cause for concern. Hopefully, Bibee’s ailment is not anything major, but it is always cause for concern.

During the course of this season, Bibee has been the most trustworthy pitcher for the Guardians. He has a record of 9-4 with a 3.48 earned run average, 102 hits allowed, and 132 strikeouts recorded over the course of 121.1 innings pitched.

The 25-year-old pitcher also has a remarkable 3.38 fp and 1.093 WHIP, all of which are high. Following a season in which he went 10-4 with a 2.98 earned run average, he was voted the second best rookie in the American League.

Joey Cantillo, a left-handed rookie, is anticipated to take over for Bibee as the starting pitcher this coming Saturday. In addition, Cleveland possesses a few of senior pitchers who might be able to join the rotation in the near future.

A month ago, the team made the decision to sign Matthew Boyd, and only lately, they made a trade deadline acquisition of Alex Cobb.

Due to the fact that they are still healing from injuries, neither Boyd nor Cobb have pitched this season; nevertheless, it is anticipated that they will have the opportunity to enter the rotation within the next couple of weeks.

According to Meisel, Boyd will begin his rehabilitation on Thursday evening, while Cobb will reportedly begin his rehabilitation on Saturday.

With a record of 65-42 coming into Thursday’s game against the Orioles, the Guardians have the greatest record in baseball.

However, the news about the Bibees clearly puts a damper on everything. Keeping our fingers crossed that Bibee will just miss one start.