Bedard Doesn't Have Labrum Tear?

by Matthew on Sep 26, 2008 3:34 PM PDT in Seattle Mariners Injury News

We'll see if this just turns out to be another example of Mariner PR spin but for now, let us indulge in the possibility that Erik Bedard's shoulder is actually structually intact. As Geoff Baker mentions, that puts his recovery timetable at around the six month mark, or late March.

Given Bedard's general fragility, I wouldn't expect him to hit that timeline, but it certainly does elevate the issue of whether or not to offer him arbitration to a new level. With a labrum tear, that would have been a no doubt 12 month recovery and an easy no-tender decision. Now? I think you have to seriosuly consider retaining Bedard and beyond the contractual obligations, what does this mean for 2009? Is a Felix, Bedard, Morrow, Rowland-Smith, Silva rotation back to being a possibility as early as May?

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Yes, but the sprinkles contain Potassium Benzoate.

(that’s bad)

by Smegmalicious on Sep 26, 2008 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions

Can I go now?

by Mariner John on Sep 26, 2008 9:56 PM PDT up reply actions

We all have to die someday and funfetti cupcakes are fuckin delicious.

by Robert on Sep 26, 2008 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions

You can turn it into bad news

by pointing out that the Ms might offer him a contract and then have him linger to recover and then spend most of 2009 not pitching.

by Matthew on Sep 26, 2008 3:40 PM PDT up reply actions

Much better.

by BrianL on Sep 26, 2008 3:41 PM PDT up reply actions

So, this is worth asking.

How hard of a kick in the balls is it that noting if Bedard had gotten this done when the MRI came in July that he would be 100% by spring training?

by Matthew on Sep 26, 2008 3:43 PM PDT reply actions

It's a kick in the balls to be sure

but I don’t think it’s as hard of a kick in the balls as other shit we’ve had to deal with these season.

Really though, Erik was stupid for pitching through the injury, but how much of the blame lies with management and coaching for not getting him looked at earlier?

by BrianL on Sep 26, 2008 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions

I know what Bedard was thinking though.

He knew how many eggs the Mariners and Bavasi had put in his basket.

by Mariner Melee on Sep 26, 2008 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Not as hard as believing he had a torn labrum

by Gomez on Sep 26, 2008 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions

100% going into spring training would have been nice to build up his trade value..damnit.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 26, 2008 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Why would you trade him before the season?

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Sep 26, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions

Not that...but have a fresh start to the year to build trade value

Now that he is already coming into next year ‘late’ his value is down.

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Sep 26, 2008 11:16 PM PDT up reply actions

If they plan to trade him at all they should non-tender him.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Sep 26, 2008 11:33 PM PDT up reply actions

One ball ruptured. That's how hard.

by Sec 108 on Sep 26, 2008 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions

This gets back to the age-old question: how competent are the M's medical personnel?

Seriously, this sort of thing seems to happen all the time (eg. Meche’s ‘dead arm’) – pitchers receive MRIs which come back inconclusive or misdiagnosed, they either try to pitch through them or they spend months of futile/inconclusive workouts on the side. Generally, this ends in TJ or labrum surgery. If this case is slightly better, hooray – a Guardado exemption to the standard operating procedure.

The point is, this IS a kick in the balls, and I just want to know how many more times I can expect this happening before someone gets fired.

by marc w on Sep 26, 2008 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Have you ever seen an MRI?

They’re incredibly difficult to read, especially when there may be some known issues already going on in there. I know that many, many doctors looked at my knee MRI and thought it was ok, but once they cut it open they found a bunch of crap that just wasn’t visible.

by Smegmalicious on Sep 26, 2008 6:01 PM PDT up reply actions

Washburn

You’re making a huge assumption here that we get a good GM who doesn’t have to listen to Chuckles and who can finally dump Washburn off on someone with that potential rotation.

by PascoJoe on Sep 26, 2008 4:13 PM PDT reply actions

We've been over this ad infinitum.

Let’s not dredge that topic up here. This thread is for Bedard.

by Matthew on Sep 26, 2008 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions

Dont wanna rain on the parade...

But the Nationals are down 3-0 in the 1st courtesy of Ryan Howard’s 3 run shot.

by Slica on Sep 26, 2008 4:21 PM PDT reply actions

This thread is for Bedard.

by Matthew on Sep 26, 2008 4:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Sorry sorry sorry!

by Slica on Sep 26, 2008 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions

haha suck it scrappy

by Robert on Sep 26, 2008 4:21 PM PDT reply actions

Dude you're just gonna' piss him off.

J.K.L.

by Aaron Campeau on Sep 26, 2008 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions

You guys are missing the point

We are gonna be able to sign Bedard to a long term contract for cents on the dollar. Medical staff releases rumor Bedard has a torn labrum when he does not. All the teams in MLB freak out. No one will offer him a contract. We score big when Bedard returns healthy for the next 5 years at $10 mil/yr.

by Edgar for Pres on Sep 26, 2008 5:02 PM PDT reply actions

10 years at $5 million!

by Wilder. on Sep 26, 2008 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions

Baker just updated his post, mentioning that it's six months for a FULL recovery.

In other words, under normal circumstances, he could recover from the surgery in six months. And actually, to correct what I’d written earlier, a team spokesman, Tim Hevly, just told me that the initial six-month estimate is for a full recovery in which he’d be ready to pitch in a game.

by ThundaPC on Sep 26, 2008 5:09 PM PDT reply actions