LAKELAND, Fla. -- As his medical staff deals with what has suddenly become a crowded trainer's room, Braves manager Brian Snitker was feeling fortunate there's still nearly a month to go for his growing list of walking wounded to get healthy.

"I'm glad it's happening during the first week, instead of the last week [of Spring Training]," Snitker said before Max Fried exited during the second inning of Saturday's game against the Tigers with what was announced as a cut on his left pinky finger.

Fried's early exit added to the recent health-related woes suffered by the Braves. A couple of hours after Dansby Swanson was scratched from Friday's lineup against the Blue Jays, A.J. Minter faced just one batter before exiting with left shoulder tightness.

Lingering discomfort related to Swanson's surgically repaired left wrist and hand is concerning, and it's never comforting when a pitcher is dealing with a shoulder issue. But Minter believes the left shoulder tightness that led him to exit Friday's game was related to a minor car accident he experienced early Wednesday evening.

"It was just a small fender bender, but the seat belt obviously runs across the shoulder and my neck area, so that's where I took on most of the force, just from the seat belt," Minter said. "I woke up [Thursday] and I wasn't sure. But talking to everyone, it's normal to feel sore two days after the car accident."

While it's easy to understand feeling sore a couple days after a car accident, it's somewhat discomforting to know Swanson was scratched after taking batting practice before what would have been his spring debut.

Swanson underwent surgery in November to remove damaged cartilage from his left wrist, which plagued him for all but two weeks of last season. The soreness he felt Friday was around the region of his left hand where he partially tore a ligament during the final week of 2018's regular season.

"I think it just happened to be one of those days," Swanson said. "I'm glad it happened now and not later."

It's been one of those weeks for the Braves, who have also spent time this week tending to Mike Foltynewicz's sore right elbow and Kevin Gausman's recovery from the sore right shoulder that he experienced during the early days of camp.

Foltynewicz's availability to make his first Opening Day start is now in doubt, but like Gausman and Minter he is confident he'll be healthy by the time the regular season starts. Swanson believes he will be too, as long as he is able to begin playing in games by the end of next week.

Swanson's primary concern has been how his wrist will react after playing consecutive days. He hopes to begin swinging a bat again as early as Sunday. At that point, he’ll get a better sense of whether what he felt Friday was a fluke or an indication he may need a couple more weeks to regain strength.

"It can be frustrating because it's been so long," Swanson said. "It's been four months since surgery and you're ready to get back out there. But at the same time, you understand, especially for a baseball player, hands and wrist are everything. So the safer the better."

Minter took the cautious approach after making Friday's appearance despite initially feeling tightness while warming up. The closer candidate's fastball touched 95 mph during his brief appearance. But he did not feel comfortable and exited after surrendering Lourdes Gurriel Jr.'s leadoff single.

"It was just a little stiff, nothing serious," Minter said. "I probably need just a couple more days of rest. If the season started tomorrow, I feel like I'd be ready."