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• Tigers' Parker Meadows: Not yet throwing

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  The Tigers announced Tuesday that Meadows (upper arm) has been cleared to do conditioning and defensive drills, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. The fact that Meadows isn't shut down from activity entirely while he contends with a nerve issue in his right arm is encouraging, but until he's able to start a hitting progression and resumes playing catch, his season debut shouldn't be considered imminent. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch already acknowledged last week that Meadows will open the season on the injured list, likely paving the way for Wenceel Perez to serve as the team's everyday center fielder.

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• Tigers' Parker Meadows: Will not be ready for Opening Day

  7D ago • By RotoWire

  Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Friday that Meadows (arm) will not be ready for Opening Day, Chris McCosky of The Detroit News reports. Hinch added that while Meadows is progressing steadily as he works his way back from a nerve issue in his right arm, there will not be enough time to ramp him back up by March 27. It seems Meadows' stint on the injured list could be a short one, but there's no firm timetable yet for when he'll be ready for his season debut. Wenceel Perez (back) is in line for increased playing time while Meadows and Matt Vierling (shoulder) are out, and Riley Greene could slide over to center field some days.

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• Tigers' Parker Meadows: Cleared for light baseball activity

  14D ago • By RotoWire

  Meadows (arm) has started doing light, modified baseball activities, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports. Meadows is dealing with a nerve issue in his right arm and has to wait for the nerve to "wake up" before he's able to dive back into baseball activities full-bore. The Tigers are hopeful that he will be ready in time for Opening Day, but the young outfielder's timetable is a bit open-ended.

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• Tigers' Parker Meadows: Uncertain timeline for return

  18D ago • By RotoWire

  Meadows' timetable for a return from the nerve issue in his right arm remains uncertain, Evan Petzold of the Detroit Free Press reports. Dr. Brian Schulz, who is the Angels' team physician, did not examine Meadows personally, but when told of the outfielder's symptoms he immediately pointed to the musculocutaneous nerve as the likely affected nerve. Meadows and the Tigers have to wait for the nerve to "wake up," which Schulz says is "just as likely to come back within a week or two as it could be like six weeks." If it's closer to the latter timeline, Meadows would need some time to rebuild muscle in his biceps, further extending his recovery. The good news, Schulz notes, is that Meadows' nerve issue it not a permanent problem and will fix itself. The Tigers are hopeful that the center fielder will be ready to go for Opening Day, but it's a bit of a guessing game. The uncertain timetable makes Meadows a risky fantasy pick for those with drafts in the immediate future.

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• Tigers' Parker Meadows: Shut down with nerve issue

  20D ago • By RotoWire

  Meadows was diagnosed with a nerve issue in his right upper arm Saturday, Evan Woodbery of MLive.com reports. Meadows has been pulled off all baseball activities for now and is set to be re-evaluated in a few weeks. Manager A.J. Hinch said it's still too early to rule out the 25-year-old for Opening Day, though a stint on the IL to begin the season doesn't seem unrealistic.

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