Hunter Gaddis had imaging done on his forearm, but the Cleveland Guardians can breathe a sigh of relief.
Hunter Gaddis has been one of the Cleveland Guardians’ most efficient and most-used relievers over the last two seasons.
Hopefully, that isn’t catching up to him, as the lockdown reliever had an injury scare this week during spring training.
Stephen Vogt shared that Gaddis underwent imaging of his right forearm after feeling some discomfort; thankfully, nothing was found.
“Out of his last outing had some mild forearm tightness,” said Vogt. “So he got assessed by the doctors, and actually the imaging came back clean. We're thankful for that. So we're gonna reassess on Thursday, and then build them back up after that.”
Vogt did admit it’s too early in the season to know what an official timeline could look like in terms of getting back on a mound, but didn’t think the pitcher would need to start at square one. Right now, the plan is to give him some rest through Wednesday’s off day and assess him on Thursday.
May 23, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Cleveland Guardians pitcher Hunter Gaddis (33) throws a pitch against the Detroit Tigers in the seventh inning at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Lon Horwedel-Imagn ImagesGaddis has only made one appearance this spring, and you’d have no idea he was experiencing any discomfort based on how he was pitching. The right-hander didn’t allow any hits and struck out two of the three batters he faced. It appeared that Gaddis had picked up right where he left off.
Again, Gaddis’ arm has a lot of mileage on it over the last two years. Since 2024, he’s pitched over 140 innings across 151 games. Last season, the right-hander had a 3.11 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP, with a strikeout rate of 26.6 percent.
That said, it can certainly be worrisome when a pitcher starts complaining of forearm soreness because of what that injury could turn into.
As Vogt said, it’s early in camp, and the Guardians know the type of pitcher Gaddis is. Even though nothing came up on the imagine There’s no reason to rush him back onto the mound and to make sure he’s fully healthy and not dealing with any discomfort before appearing in another spring training game.
Cleveland’s skipper finished with, “Like all of our guys, we’ll go one day at a time, but the good news is, it came back clean.”
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