Mike Leake Placed On Disabled List; Reds Rookie Has Tired Shoulder

On Friday, the Cincinnati Reds made the decision to place Mike Leake, one of the franchise’s stable of promising young pitchers, on the disabled list. From USA Today:

Leake is hitting the disabled list because of a tired shoulder, which teams have taken seriously with young pitchers in recent years. Leake, 22, has a 4.23 ERA through 138.1 innings pitched in his rookie season. His ERA was actually 3.85 prior to his most recent appearance, his second relief job of the season, in which he surrendered six earned runs while recording only one out.