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- Updated: September 21, 2016
DENVER — Cardinals shortstop Aledmys Diaz’s stellar rookie season hit a bit of a speed bump in his return from the disabled list prior to Monday’s series opener against the Rockies. Manager Mike Matheny noticed something was off with Diaz’s throws from short and figured he could use a day off as Diaz continues to recover from a fractured right thumb.
“When you have surgery on your throwing hand, you can do arm strengthening exercises, but you can’t replicate the throwing itself,” Matheny said. “It takes time, just like a pitcher — you got to build up. The same thing goes with being a position player, having to have your arm in throwing shape. To do it day in, day out, that’s really [what the trainers] are keeping their eye on more than anything else, much more so than the hand.”
Diaz missed all of August and the first 11 days of this month due to the thumb injury he sustained on July 31. Since returning, Diaz has hit a pair of big home runs, one in his first start against the Cubs on Sept. 13 and the other on Sunday against the Giants. He’s 4-for-23 overall since his return, giving Diaz …
