Brandon Webb Gets Cortisone Shot, No Structural Problems Found

“It doesn’t hurt. It doesn’t feel great but it doesn’t hurt bad… I still feel like I can’t let it go. I can get through a throwing session, but I feel like I’m not ready to get on a mound.”

So said Brandon Webb after his visit to team physician Dr. Michael Lee, which also included a cortisone shot for his ailing shoulder. The diagnosis was that there was nothing structurally unsound with the arm, but that’s now four weeks since Webb’s last bullpen session, and there is now basically no chance of him appearing for the Diamondbacks in April. Manager AJ Hinch added:

“There are mental hurdles to clear. I think there are physical hurdles to clear in terms of the workload, and these dead periods show up from time to time in the recovery process. When to push him, when to lay back on him, when to accelerate his deals has been very hot and cold this spring. That’s the frustrating part for everybody involved. It’s been a little on again, off again.”

There’s more on Webb’s shoulder at AZ SnakePit.