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I would think he would be on the roster. He has shown he can be effective in the MLB. Since his service time has starred there is no reason not to have him in the MLB. He will be healthy enough. Indent know if him making a few starts in the minors will make a differenc3.

I don't think so because he will be on the same throwing program as everyone else. He will be throwing by next June-July and working on things. He just won't have build up enough to start throwing in games before August. However, since there isn't a need to push him he won't pitch in the MLB next year, he could if they were in a contention for a playoff spot. He will be more than ready for the Spring.

Yes. He will start throwing and will be ready and feeling "normal" by Spring training 2020. He could start pitching between 9-12 months but that time frame falls in the offseason. There really shouldn't be many issues unless there are some setbacks during rehab. Even then, there should be enough extra time to take care of it.

Giving that huge contract to Carr last year may have been a big mistake. They probably lost Mack because of it and who knows what else. Having the big QB contract with 4 first rounds picks the next 2 years is probably the way to go.

If you look at it by that time frame, the Astors took 7 years to get to first place, 5 years before they had a winning record. That new front office was given a lot of time to make it work. The Sox are in year 2.

He should be pretty close. Most pitchers say it's about 12-18 months for the elbow to feel "normal." Since he'll miss all of next year that time frame is before the 2020 season. I would be more worried if he had surgery early this year and returned in the middle of next year. I would not expect him to quite be there for that year.

I think he said that to squash any idea that he could avoid surgery. Small tears rehab can be attempted like Dunning. Significant tear means no doubt surgery. The second opinion is just to decide who will do the surgery.

Good Luck, the journey of life and getting older is not for the timid. Meet the challenges head on and keep on keeping on.

I agree but thats not what you are going to get from this coach, at least not initially. Hopefully, he and the players learn from this and improve.

From a management perspective, I agree. However, the strength/conditioning staff and medical should focus on preventing them.

I think you need to look at from Nagy point of view as well. He is the creative, out of the box thinker. If everyone is thinking run, he think the answer is pass. If Sims run a a yard deeper in his route that 3rd and 1 is converted. Then GB and all opponents have more to think about. He is a new coach and there is a learning curve. Over time there should be some adjustments. But always doing what's expected or the conventional play will probably be the exception not the rule.

When did the Astros get new owners? I thought is was around 2010. That would long before the decision to rebuild started.

Roughly. The tendon needs to essentially die and regenerate. Believe it or not when you take a tendon (they usually use the palmaris longus if they have one or the plantaris) and put it where a ligament was, the tendon regenerates to have more of the physiologic properties of a ligament. Some speculate that it is response to stress but no one is really sure why this happens. Anyway the dying and regeneration process alone is 3-4 months.

I think was the right call though with his injured knee. He was going to escape laterally but could step up from an outside rush. Collapsing the pocket in the middle was the correct call because of the knee injury.

Not by enough to really make a physical difference. Control in a pitcher is not worth having to shut him down next year. i don't see it as a crippling move as he should be ready for 2020. I don't think they were going to compete for the playoffs next year anyway. It's definitely a setback in his development. If he doesn't return, that is a crippling move.

I would disagree. Unless you only wanted him be benched at the end of August next year, if they were competing, due to an innings limit. He needed to extend his innings this year to be ready for a full season next year.

Inexperienced QB and coach. Hopefully, they learned a few things. The whole Bears future depends on Trubiskey learning from the mistakes, along with the coach.

Would be interesting to correlate with UCL injuries each year.

Bringing him up was absolutely the correct move by the Sox.

I see your guy got himself some good article time in the Tribune. Always good to see differing views out there with competition regardless in you agree or disagree with them. Get the issues out there.

Fox runs theball too much. Nagy doesnt run it enough. Get used to the wide open offense.

He's a new head coach with less than a season of even being a game caller. Hopefully, he learned something tonight.

I take it you forgot about the first couple months of his starts. He has the ability. Needs to work on consistency.

Welcome to the NFL where they don't practice and don't play in the preseason. Talk about awful play.

I guess I look at it differently. You said their inability to develop young players is what got them to this place. I don't think they ever really given a chance to do that with the constant trying to win now mode. They never drafted high they rarely traded for young talent. They have a new person drafting and acquired young talent instead of trading it away. I had no issue with giving them the chance with the new direction. However by 2020 they should be seeing improvements.