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Muscles weaken with age, grips change now that there is no sticky stuff. There is reason for concern but not necessarily doom and gloom but that is the default setting for this board.

It was a joke.

It changed with the latest CBA. There are now a finite number of times (5 I believe) that a players can be brought up and sent down in a season.

Maybe they were counting on not having to pay it all and let insurance cover it.

Actually if he has it he knows what he feels like, it's a good sign.

Good article. A year out makes sense for a correlation to the forearm strain.

Was that at the time of initial incident or long term down the road?

No

Most likely. But that isn't always a sure thing. It is the practice of medicine not the science of medicine. We aren't always correct.

Probably. They always tell the story of how loose the ligament maybe though.

Hand is probably still swollen.

That's what is commonly done when the closer is ready to go. Otherwise he may not be available the next day anyway.

Mr. Semantics. That's what you do when the most important piece of the pen is ready. Otherwise they may have burned him for the next day depending on his previous load.

Really? It scares the crap out of me when he's optimistic.

You know they wouldn't have used Hendricks in the situation where Souza failed.

I would disagree with Eloy to an extent because all if the injuries are something different. But he needs to prove it. But the others it's hard to disagree.

Uh oh. The dreaded forearm strain. Has he had a UCL reconstruction?

They tell me I had fun. Kind of a blur. ?

It not just about where he was ranked. He has produced really good seasons. Guys at his age don't drop off a cliff like this . It's in there. The question is how to get it out?

It may come to that. They need to find some way to get him going. I don't know if it's playing more, taking time off, an IL stint. Something.

Like others have said he has earned the right to have a say in the decision process. Some people have ripped organizations for not having loyalty and treating like a business. This is an instance were loyalty should be observed.

Banable offense

I think it might be different with a 12 game losing streak Ala Maddon. But apparently Maddon didn't get along with or listen to anyone and that losing streak was just a good excuse.

They would prefer Chicago was a different state.

Not if Mendick catches.