Tigers' Jordan Zimmermann: Receives injections for neck pain

Zimmermann has received injections to help treat the neck pain that plagued him last season, George Sipple of the Detroit Free Press reports. "He's feeling good right now," general manager Al Avila said Friday, "and so we're keeping our fingers crossed that that carries into spring training, into the season, and that fixes everything."

Analysis:

Zimmermann is apparently feeling no pain during his physical therapy, but he has been receiving scheduled neck injections to help combat the pain that plagued him at times during the 2016 season. The 30-year-old is coming off a disappointing campaign in which he posted a 4.87 ERA over 105.1 innings. It sounds like the Tigers are hopeful that if they fix the neck issue, Zimmermann will rebound to his old self in 2017.