Downs update: x-rays negative, MRI pending

[youngLion]

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd ... p&c_id=tor

Following the game, X-rays of Downs' foot came back negative, and he is scheduled to undergo an MRI exam on Wednesday. There is a realistic chance Downs will wind up on the disabled list, reviving Gaston's argument that American League teams, which use the designated hitter, are at a disadvantage in Interleague Play.

[Mustard_Tiger]

Brad Mills is being called up for Thursday's start to take Janssen's place, according to Ken Rosenthal. Downs is probably going on the DL to make room.

[Mustard_Tiger]

Scratch the Downs speculation, Janssen is going on the DL with shoulder inflammation. Downs could be next, though.

[youngLion]

Scratch the Downs speculation, Janssen is going on the DL with shoulder inflammation. Downs could be next, though.

Aw man you got my hopes up. For a minute there I thought that they were going to move Janssen back into the bully.

So here's a thought: if Downs goes down, do we finally get to see an Accardo?

[Mustard_Tiger]

Probably. His peripherals are quite good right now, too.

[tsherkin]

Is Accardo properly healthy and back in form, then? He was pretty good a few years ago.

[evilRyu]

According to Richard Grififn, his blog suggested that Accardo may be back

[youngLion]

Is Accardo properly healthy and back in form, then? He was pretty good a few years ago.

Accardo has been 100% healthy since late last season. For a while the story on him was that he couldn't get his best pitch (the splitter) back to where it was pre-injury.