Shreve left his pitching session early Monday after being hit in the back with a line drive, Bryan Hoch of MLB reports.

EDGE Analysis

Despite the fact that the southpaw was pulled immediately, manager Joe Girardi said the injury is nothing serious. If this is the case, he shouldn't be sidelined for too much of spring training and should return to being one of the Yankees' top left-handers out of the bullpen.

Shreve (6-2) gave up three hits and one earned run in one inning in a 2-1 loss to the Orioles on Monday. He also struck out a batter.

EDGE Analysis

Shreve gave up a solo shot to the scorching bat of Chris Davis to open the ninth, and the mistake proved to be the difference in the ballgame. The gopher ball was both the first homer and earned run given up by the reliever in nine starts dating back to Aug. 17. Shreve has generally been solid for the Yankees over the course of the season, tonight's hiccup notwithstanding, and is expected to continue in his set-up role the remainder of the season.

Shreve notched his 10th hold of the season after recording the final out of the sixth inning in Sunday's win over the Braves.

EDGE Analysis

After Nathan Eovaldi and Adam Warren gave up three runs earlier in the inning to cut the Yankees' lead in half, Shreve was called upon to enter the contest with two outs and two runners on. After walking Freddie Freeman to load the bases, Shreve induced a groundout from A.J. Pierzynski to end the threat, lowering his ERA to 1.95 in the process. The lefty reliever is stuck in a setup role with the Yankees boasting two of the league's top late-inning options in Andrew Miller and Dellin Betances, but he should continue to deliver strong radios while aiding those in fantasy formats that count holds.

Shreve won his fifth game of the season Saturday, walking one and striking out one in two-thirds of an inning. He's become one of the first half's top vultures, and his 1.72 ERA, 0.86 WHIP and 34:10 K:BB ratio in 31.1 innings aren't too bad either. You can't rely on the wins to keep rolling in, but Shreve is establishing his value as a high-K reliever even without them.

Shreve earned the win Friday, going 1.1 shutout innings with a strikeout against the Orioles. Shreve has been excellent of late, not allowing a run over his last 9.2 innings pitched to drop his ERA down to 2.05 on the season. With Andrew Miller on the shelf and Dellin Betances slotting into the ninth inning role, the lefty could be in line to see some opportunities in higher leverage situations.

Shreve didn't allow a baserunner in 1.1 innings of work in Thursday's loss to the Athletics. With Andrew Miller and Dellin Betances unavailable Thursday, Shreve was inserted at the end of a close game, but he generally won't see too many high-leverage situations. He has been reliable out of the bullpen when called upon though, working to a 2.79 ERA with 19 strikeouts in 19.1 innings.

Shreve picked up his first major league win, needing only to record two outs in relief Sunday against the Mets. Shreve has gotten off to a strong start out of the Yankees bullpen, allowing just one run over 7.2 innings with seven strikeouts and just one walk. He likely won't be on the radar in most fantasy formats though, as the lefty serves in an earlier-inning relief role and won't usually factor into the decision.

Shreve was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday. Shreve will join the New York bullpen in place of Branden Pinder, who has been optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Given that he's occupying the final spot in the big-league bullpen, Shreve figures to see most of his work in medium and low-leverage situations.

Shreve has been optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to make room for Matt Tracy. Shreve's reward for throwing 3.1 innings in the Yankees-Red Sox marathon Friday is being sent down for a fresh arm. His return could come whenever the Yankees are in need of a fresh left-hander again.

Shreve will likely be on the Opening Day roster, The Westchester Journal News reports. With the announcement earlier in the week that Adam Warren had locked down the fifth starter's role, Shreve was seemingly in competition with Chase Whitley and Chris Martin for the final two spots in the bullpen. Whitley was optioned to Triple-A on Thursday, so while no official announcement has been made yet regarding the lefty, it appears as though Shreve will slot in as a middle-relief option in the Yankees' bullpen.