I gather Durbin will start for Kenny in the short term - what other options do the Tigers have in the minors if another injury strikes? Will we see Andrew Miller in Detroit this spring?

I wonder if pine tar got into a blister or something? That would cause a blood clot

When they first said Rogers would miss some time with a "tired arm," I thought, well, that's a diagnosis we haven't heard in a long time. It used to be a common term in the days before MRIs and arthroscopic surgery and all that good stuff. So it's possible that blood clots have always been an occupational hazard of pitching, but they used to go undetected.

A significant one that was missed, was when with J.R. Richard in 1980. Some within the Astros organization were actually making quiet accusations about his work ethic (not wanting to throw between starts because he was complaining of a dead or tired arm). He was checked out by trainers, who found nothing wrong and then during an off-day workout suffered a stroke on the floor of the Astrodome.