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I think it's possible. You really can't tell by the replay. It does look more hyperextended-ish but you really can't tell. The more extension position of your elbow, the harder it is to injure the UCL. The fact that they immediately sent him home and put him on the IL isn't a good sign.

UCL injuries are common in real wrestling and football. But because they dont throw it isn't that important to have surgery. I tore mine snowboarding in 1992. I can live fine without it.

I think he is going to have the same issues as Moncada did last year. he is so selective that it makes him too passive. It works in the minors but not the majors. He is going to need to learn to be selective but more aggressive as Moncada seems to have learned.

They rebuild didn't start until they traded away sale. up to that point it was just trying to fill in around what players they had.

don't start that optimism stuff. When players slump or get hurt they never return to form.

He didn't have a history of injury. And do you know what the number variable (as small as it is) to getting injured? a previous injury.

not alluding to luck at all. I'm talking about not faulting the FO on an injured draft pick. Many people have tried over the years to predict injuries. There will never be any hard rules because people are different anatomically. We all have certain things to look at and have our biases. Like mine with Rodon. I said they day they drafted him and I watched his motion that i didn't like his follow through and it would lead to problems. However, others have used it and not had problems. We can narrow it down to a few things but it will never be a strong causation/correlation. People will continue to look for the magic formula because it will make them rich in sports.

I dont think they will get 2 starting pitchers. They have Giolito, kopech, cease and 1 fa with Lopez as #5 until dunning is ready for his shot.

Got it. Misunderstood your post.

I may not be good at math but he got 300 and the sox offered 290, how is that 50 short?

There's that magic injury prediction device again.

I thought the comment was they would need the money to sign their own, like this case.

Agreed. He will see at least some time there this year.

When you are chewing on life's gristle Don't grumble Give a whistle Always look on the bright side of life.

I loved that old stadium. This promotion may have gone wrong but it was still a better idea than his "free vasectomy night" he had when he was in St.Paul.

yep.

Look at some of the CEOs who get 10s of millions bonuses while the companies lose money. I think they are in the same category and they dont have people live and on chat boards calling them names.

No doubt.

Robert has a lot more swing and miss than Jimenez. That will equal it out some.

I disagree. The game is only for the fans to see their favorite players. It's purely for fun and entertainment. The players should be only who the fans want. I do agree there should only be 1 vote per fan.

Yes, because this group is so emotionally stable during the season.

How about he was recovered from the injury. If he comes all the way back to his previous level of play is another story. Besides it's very possible his decreased stuff was due to the elbow issues. He was having them for a while. He may have been overthrowing trying to come back from the shoulder.

Ventura started his career 0 for 45 or something like that. This with consistent playing time. Its tough for a young player to do well with inconsistent playing time. It's not a good sign but I wouldn't write him off yet.

Odds are good.

I don't think so. He looked recovered from that. I think it's just the UCL reconstruction.