Diamondbacks right-hander has been battling some back tightne s in camp and still hasnt appeared in a Spring Training game. Manager Torey Lovullo tells that the i sue cropped up again yesterday after throwing live batting practice. Weiner relays that Graveman appears to be questionable for Opening Day. The Snakes signed Graveman to a one-year, $1.35MM deal le s than a month ago. The modest price is a reflection of the fact that Graveman mi sed the 2024 season recovering from shoulder surgery. The DBacks have made a modest bet that he could bounce back to his Lance Berkman Jersey pre-surgery form. From 2021 to 2023, he to sed 187 1/3 relief innings with a 2.74 earned run average, 24.5% strikeout rate, 10.4% walk rate and 48.9% ground ball rate. If healthy, Graveman would be one of the clubs key leverage relievers, alongside guys like , and . This back i sue doesnt seem to be a major concern but isnt the ideal way for him to start down the comeback trail. Opening Day is still two weeks away, which gives him some time, but it will be a situation to watch for the Diamondbacks and their fans. More notes from around the National League West John Seidler is now officially the control person of the Padres , reports . The brother of the later Peter Seidler, John was by the league as control person over a month ago. Despite the league approval, it was noted at that time that the transfer would not become official until all the paperwork was complete on John becoming the trustee of Peters trust. Lin relays that the proce s with the trust is now complete, making John the official control person. After Peters death, the duties of control person were handled by his previous busine s partner Eric Kutsenda on an interim basis. There is an ongoing legal dispute over control of the club in the wake of Peters pa sing, with his widow Sheel against his brothers. Giants catcher continues to be on the shelf. The club informed reporters, including , that Murphy would require another epidural injection this week. Hell be doing rehab only for the next two weeks, meaning no baseball activities. That makes him a lock for the injured list to start the season. Thats not a shock, since it was reported in late February that he has a herniated disc in his mid-back area and would be getting an epidural injection that would sideline him for weeks. Hes now getting a second shot and is still not close. Murphy has flashed a potent bat in his career but injuries have often stood in the way. He has nine MLB seasons but only appeared in 50 or more games in two of those. The Giants have as their primary catcher. With Murphy out, the backup job could fall to . Non-roster options in camp include and . Billy Wagner Jersey
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