Duchscherer Going Under the Knife and Lackey Headed to DL
by Matthew on Mar 27, 2009 5:16 PM PDT
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PrintWe had started to hear the rumblings that Duch, the Athletics' nominal ace heading into this season, was having elbow quibbles. Well now we know a little bit more, namely that they're serious enough to warrant athriscopic surgery.
Manager Bob Geren announced the surgery on Friday, but he said the team has not yet determined when or where Duchscherer will have the operation. He also said the A's won't know how long Duchscherer will be out until after the surgery. Typically, a pitcher would miss at least six weeks with an arthroscopic procedure on his elbow.
The deal here seems to be that they do not know what they are dealing with regarding Justin's elbow. He's been bothered by it almost all Spring and had to pull himself out of his latest minor league start so the forecast would not be encouraging here. The chances that surgery uncovers a serious strain or tear seem more than remote at the moment, an injury that could seriously hamper the Athletics this season, who are already lacking quality depth in the rotation.
Of course, the Mariners aren't much better with the issues on Bedard and Morrow, but those certainly appear minor in comparison to this and the troubles facing the Angels as we approach Opening Day.
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And now comes word from the LA Times that John Lackey is expected to start the season on the D/L, joining Kelvim Escobar and Ervin Santana.
Ace John Lackey is expected to open the season on the disabled list after an MRI test revealed inflammation in his throwing elbow.
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The right-hander tried to play catch on Thursday, but when he continued to feel discomfort, he was sent for an MRI test Thursday. Dr. Lewis Yocum, team physician, will travel to Arizona on Saturday to review the MRI results, and the team is expected to know more about the injury then.
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So with all of the pitching prospects and stars the A's pump out, they certainly seem to be good at wearing them out.
Think of all the pitchers they produced over the years. And then think about what kind of injury history or flame out career they have after leaving.
Lets see.... Starters that were with the A's for a decent amount of time...
Hudson – Delt with Oblique inuries with A’s, relativly healthy with Braves till TJ last year.
Mulder – Hip injury with A’s in final year, traded to Cardinals, healthy for a year then arm injuries.
Zito – No injuries, just sucks post-A’s
Harden – Born Injured
Harang – Healthy
Blanton – Healthy
Duchscherer – Injuries last couple years
Haren – Healthy
Lilly – Healthy
Redman – Healthy? But has always sucked.
Chicago. Where the Dead can Vote. Where the Voters of Tomorrow are found in the Obituaries of Today.
Well at least out of the rubble of pitching arms and injuries happening to the division Felix remains unharmed.
You got slurved bitch.
the cahill/anderson era has begun
considering they are 2 of the 5 best non mlb level pitching prospects on the planet
espn bbtn young guns draft
1. price
2. hanson
3. strasburg
4. cahill
5. adenhart – sorry kurkjian your pick was a joke
6. anderson
How are they 2 of the top 5?
If you ranked them 4th and 6th?
by Ezzra on Mar 27, 2009 11:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think he is counting Price as MLB
Chicago. Where the Dead can Vote. Where the Voters of Tomorrow are found in the Obituaries of Today.
Because if anybody knows their prospects(or baseball in general for that matter), it's Baseball Tonight.
You can't hide from the omnipresent eye.
They really ranked Strasburg below Hanson?
On some days, I think that I’m missing out by never watching SportsCenter or Baseball Tonight. I’m wrong on those days.
In somewhat related news,
Wakamatsu is still my favorite manager.
Wakamatsu’s evaluation of Rowland-Smith? "He’s a tough kid, but sometimes is approach has no rhyme or reason," the manager said. "He’s aggressive, I like his stuff, he needs to mature a little bit on the mound. I like him."
Woah
that article makes it sound like Sweeney is officially the back up at first base.
You know what? Fuck you Sports Gods, fuck you.
Well I know i should stay away from comments from the Times/PI/MLB.com blog but...
I would much rather see Morse on the team then Balentien. I keep getting the feeling that Balentien could be a negative personality. Plus Morse can do so much on the field. He could play infield if something were to happen as well as outfield, and he showed last year that he could hit before he got hurt. Morse is who I’m pulling for.
Suddenly Morse can do amazing things.
You got slurved bitch.
He doesn't have to be amazing to hit better than Balentien did last year
Though I agree they overestimate Morse’s ability to field.
And be even more shocked
When they become this year’s Rays/Rockies. If this pattern holds up, we’ll make the WS by 2011 (and lose).
I'm more like I am now than I've ever been.
Could happen
Less likely than any other team winning it though.
Sorry to be a downer.
This reminds me of last year when Escobar and Lackey got injured.
At least our collective response is more tempered.
Last year we were looking for a silver lining to that terrible offseason
This year, most of us feel confident with the moves the M’s have made, so we can go into the season with level heads.
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