Angels left-hander C.J. Wilson had a setback in his recovery from offseason elbow surgery and early spring shoulder problems, with Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reporting that “his status for the first month or two of the regular season [is] in question.”
DiGiovanna writes that Wilson had issues following a bullpen session Saturday and “will be relegated to playing catch” for the foreseeable future. He’ll definitely begin the season on the disabled list and hasn’t even advanced to facing a live hitter yet, so the recovery process is going to take a while.
Wilson is making $20 million this season in the final year of a $70 million contract and with right-hander Jered Weaver also sidelined by health problems the Angels’ rotation is looking very shaky right now. Wilson posted a 3.87 ERA in his first four seasons with the Angels, including a 3.89 ERA in 132 innings last year.
