Glen Perkins will not pitch for a least a week due to a strain in his right side, the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "I don't know what it is," he said, "It's oblique-ish something. Hopefully it's not bad. It's like a pull more than a strain."

Perkins will not pitch for a least a week due to a strain in his right side, the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "I don't know what it is," he said, "It's oblique-ish something. Hopefully it's not bad. It's like a pull more than a strain."

Analysis:

Perkins' injury was first reported as a minor cramp after he felt some discomfort after pitching Friday, but he postponed a planned Monday throwing session and now there's talk it could be a strained oblique muscle. He's set to be further examined by team medical staff. It sounds like this could be an issue that puts his availability for the start of the regular season at risk since a strained oblique muscle typically requires two to six weeks of recovery.