Roy Halladay to DL, Out 6-8 Weeks with Lat Strain
UPDATE: Shit. The Phillies have announced that Roy Halladay has been placed on the DL with a lat strain:
Roy Halladay placed on DL. #PHILLIES
— Ryan Lawrence (@ryanlawrence21) May 29, 2012
Halladay out 6 to 8 weeks with lat strain
— Kevin Cooney (@KevinCooney) May 29, 2012
Bad news. So much for "shoulder soreness."
Phillies.com beat writer Todd Zolecki says it is a Grade 1 or 2 strain.
The latissimus dorsi, for those who don't know, is the big muscle right under each of your shoulder blades. I'm not a doctor, but I play one on the interwebtuals, and judging by the size of the muscle and some quick research, a strained lat takes longer to heal than most muscle strains do, as evidenced by the 6-8 week timeframe on Doc.
Meanwhile, Roy Oswalt just signed with the Texas Rangers.