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Kaprielian was diagnosed with a lat strain Wednesday and will be shut down for two weeks, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

Injuries are nothing new for Kaprielian, who hasn't thrown a pitch in a game since 2016. Compared to his previous issues, this one appears relatively minor, but it's still hard to be optimistic, given his history.

Meyer revealed Wednesday that he required arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder in November, Jeff Fletcher of The Orange County Register reports.

Meyer was sidelined for the entire 2018 campaign after requiring surgery in September 2017 to repair the labrum in his same shoulder. It was expected that he would have a relatively normal offseason before returning to camp this spring at close to full strength, but the fact that he experienced a setback that required a follow-up procedure now muddles his outlook for 2019. While the scope won't necessitate as long of a recovery timeline as the surgery he needed to repair his labrum, Meyer has yet to resume a throwing program and looks like a good bet to open the season on the injured list at Triple-A Salt Lake.

Montgomery (elbow) expects to throw off a mound sometime in March, Meredith Marakovits of YES Network reports.

The southpaw is currently throwing off flat ground from 90 feet as he works through the initial stages of his rehab from Tommy John surgery last June, per Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record. The Yankees haven't offered up a firm timeline for his return, though for what it's worth, Montgomery believes he'll be ready to rejoin the big club by mid-July, according to Caldera. Whenever he makes it back from the injured list, Montgomery's innings are likely to be monitored carefully coming off a major elbow injury.

Ramirez (elbow) is scheduled for his sixth bullpen session Friday since undergoing Tommy John surgery last April, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

The right-hander completed five bullpen sessions on his own before reporting to spring training this week and has been throwing his fastball at about 60-percent effort in said sessions. As things stand now, it seems like Ramirez is still on track for a return in early June, though a target date will likely come into more focus once he increases the intensity of his mound work and resumes facing hitters.

Sale participated in a throwing session Monday, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

Sale, who experienced shoulder inflammation last year and threw just 29 innings after the All-Star break, showed up at camp with added weight. "He did it on his own," manager Alex Cora said. "He was very aggressive with his offseason workouts. We're very pleased with the way he went about it. All of them. It's good to see him gaining weight and throwing the ball the way he's been throwing the last few weeks. We're very comfortable with him." Sale, along with the rest of Boston's starters, will be brought along slowly in spring training. None are expected to begin throwing in games until early-to-mid March.

Rodriguez's bullpen session Monday caught the attention of manager Alex Cora, Jason Mastrodonato of the Boston Herald reports.

For the first time in three years, Rodriguez enters a season without the complications of offseason knee injuries. "Eddie (Rodriguez) looks great physically," Cora said. "Everybody is in the best shape of their life when they come to spring training, but he's actually in the best shape of his life. For the first time in a while he was able to have a normal offseason and you can see it in his body." The Red Sox are expecting more from Rodriguez, who has not pitched more than 137.1 innings during any of his four seasons in the majors.

Gibson (illness) said he believes he'll be ready to go by Opening Day, LaVelle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports.

Gibson noted that he's pretty much recovered from the E. coli issue he was dealing with earlier in the offseason. His status should be updated as he continues to work back to 100 percent health, but it sounds like the veteran right-hander will be ready to go by the start of the season, barring any setbacks. Gibson will reprise his role in the Twins' rotation after posting a 3.62 ERA and 1.30 WHIP in 32 starts (196.2 innings) for Minnesota in 2018.

Kaprielian will undergo an MRI for a sore lat Monday, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

Injuries have kept Kaprielian off the mound for two straight seasons. He believes the latest one was caught early and won't be a major issue, though the full details won't be known until the MRI is complete.

Cloyd agreed Monday with the Rays on a minor-league contract that includes an invitation to spring training, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

After his development as a starter with the Phillies stalled out earlier in his career, Cloyd headed to Korea in 2015 and returned stateside as a reliever the following season. He broke back into the big leagues with the Mariners in 2017 before splitting the past campaign between Triple-A New Orleans and the majors in the Marlins organization. Cloyd will get a chance to compete for a mop-up role out of the Tampa Bay bullpen this spring but will most likely wind up as organizational depth in the high minors.

Kaprielian suffered a setback with his previously injured shoulder and will be behind the other pitchers to start spring training, Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

It's unclear how the setback was incurred, but the oft-injured righty will start 2019 off on the wrong note nonetheless. This adds another poor chapter to his unfortunate professional career, as Kaprielian hasn't thrown in a game since 2016. No word has come forth as to when Kaprielian will get back on track with the other pitchers, though more information will likely come forth once he's able to progress further in his rehab program. Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle also reports that Kaprielian will get an MRI on his shoulder to identify any potential issues, so more might be known after those results are disclosed.