Alcides Escobar (shoulder) will go through a battery of tests and minor league games before he is allowed to rejoin the team on Saturday, the Kansas City Star reports.

Escobar (shoulder) will go through a battery of tests and minor league games before he is allowed to rejoin the team on Saturday, the Kansas City Star reports.

Analysis:

Escobar was initially to rejoin the team Wednesday, but the Royals have opted to take a much more cautious approach as he recovers from a cortisone shot he received for shoulder inflammation. Escobar took grounders Monday but did not make any throws to first. Consider him day-to-day still and monitor his progress as the week continues.