As ESPN.com's Jayson Stark reports, "oft-injured Toronto Blue Jays
shortstop Jose Reyes is back on the disabled list after reinjuring his left
hamstring in the first inning of his team's 9-2 Opening Day loss Monday to Tampa
Bay."
An MRI taken on Tuesday revealed that the shortstop had mild inflammation,
which was news that pleased Reyes. "It is a relief," Reyes said. "That's good
news. Just some inflammation there, no damage at all. Just some rest and I
should be fine." However, as Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com points out, Reyes had a
similar diagnosis back in 2011, and he ended up missing 29 games over two
separate trips to the disabled list as a result.
"Toronto has decided to go with infielder Jonathan Diaz at short during
Reyes' absence," Chisholm writes. "Diaz has the reputation of being an elite
defender and should help save some runs for the staff, but there's not a lot of
upside with his bat. He's a career .230 hitter in the minor leagues and the Blue
Jays' hope is that he'll be able to bridge the gap until Reyes returns."
That said, if two weeks comes and goes and Reyes is not ready to roll,
perhaps the Blue Jays will turn to the Seattle Mariners and try to pry Nick
Franklin from their clutches. If Brad Miller continues his hot start for the
Mariners -- the shortstop hit two home runs on Tuesday -- Seattle shouldn't have
a problem with letting the demoted Franklin go.
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