Jacob Turner being shut down with tendinitis, report says

Lynn Henning of the Detroit News was the barer of a bit of bad news this morning.

Jacob Turner being shut down this week with "tendinitis" in his right shoulder. Tigers don't view it as serious. For now ...

— Lynn G. Henning (@Lynn_Henning) March 14, 2012

Yesterday, Tigers manager Jim Leyland spoke about Turner battling "dead arm" issues.

Again, in the Detroit News:

Leyland, who joined his team for Tuesday's trip to Viera for a game against the Nationals, was asked if he was concerned about Turner's slip in velocity.

"Yeah, a little bit," he said, in a voice that hinted at greater concern. "I think it might be a little dead-arm period."

Obviously not good news, this shouldn't cause a feeling of general malaise. Yet I'm pretty sure that it will. It seems every spring we see a story about a pitcher with some soreness, or something minor that requires a bit of rest. And the next thing you know, they're going under a knife.

Look, just because it's happened in the past doesn't mean something dire is wrong with Turner. But I certainly share your nervousness about the situation. Hopefully this turns out to be one of those stories where a little rest helps.

Turner struggled with command in his appearances this spring, sporting an 11.25 ERA after three games. Pitching four innings, he allowed six walks and six hits, including a home run.

UPDATE: Henning has a full story now. Turner will not pick up a baseball for a week. Tigers trainer Kevin Rand says it's not serious.

More from MLB.com's Jason Beck at his blog, too.