Are the Diamondbacks rushing players back from injury too soon?

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Alek Thomas was first placed on the injured list with a left hamstring strain on April 1st. At the time the verbiage around the injury was somewhat fuzzy. Tore

y Lovullo said it was a"high Grade 1." Typically a Grade 2 hamstring strain requires anywhere fromhe had begun running the bases and taking swings as early as Friday, April 17th, far quicker than the typical down time required for a Grade 2 strain.

He played in three games for Triple-A Reno in a rehab assignment this past weekend, and it appeared that he was set to be activated from the injured list. He's had a setback however, reporting some issue with the hamstring. Instead of flying to Cincinnati, he's on his way to Phoenix to get another MRI and evaluate the current status.

OF Alek Thomas felt a little something in his left hamstring following Sunday's game with Reno. Took Monday off and tried running today and still didn't feel quite right so theThis is not the first time this season that a player has seemingly tried to come back too quickly. Eduardo Rodriguez was diagnosed with shoulder strain, also described as a lat strain, near the end of of spring training.

He began a throwing program just a week later, and subsequently suffered a setback that landed him on the 60-day injured list. He has not yet begun throwing.Paul Sewald was diagnosed with a Grade 2 Oblique strain and placed on the IL just before spring training started as well. Typically the time required to return from a Grade 1 Oblique injury has been 35 days,Sewald began throwing several weeks ago, but had to hit the pause button due to experiencing some soreness.

They are also missing Merrill Kelly, and Geraldo Perdomo . Relievers Miguel Castro and Luis Frias both have shoulder injuries, and Drey Jameson is out for the year due to Tommy John surgery. Tonight's starter Zac Gallen had a start skipped due to a hamstring spasm.due to all the injuries and has been somewhat shell shocked. But it's fair to ask whether the D-backs may be rushing players back in an attempt to get back into the playoff hunt.

Injury Alek Thomas Hamstring Setback Christian Mracna Eduardo Rodriguez Paul Sewald Torey Lovullo

 

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