He's 35. You kind of wonder if surgery is even worth it for him if he won't be the same. I'm thinking surgery is a last resort for him.

i just dont understand how u could even pitch through something like that. i doubt he will be able to. he had to stop because it was hurting and i dont think that by resting it a little , itll be all fine and he'll be able to pitch the whole year and be effective. i think hes done (well as far as this year goes)

Strasburg to AA.

Strasburg to AA.

 

That sounds right. It gives them room to give him a promotion and still have him up in June or July if all goes well.

That sounds right. It gives them room to give him a promotion and still have him up in June or July if all goes well.

 

I think it's pretty silly, actually. What happened to the best 25 games breaking camp? He's unquestionably the best pitcher on the team. All this babying/coddling we have nowadays with young pitchers is very annoying.

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I think it's pretty silly, actually. What happened to the best 25 games breaking camp? He's unquestionably the best pitcher on the team. All this babying/coddling we have nowadays with young pitchers is very annoying.

I don't think it has a single thing to do with coddling, they'll keep him in the minors until June when it'll be impossible to earn a year of service (earning them an extra year of control) and he won't be Super 2 eligible down the road. It's a business decision through and through.

I don't think it has a single thing to do with coddling, they'll keep him in the minors until June when it'll be impossible to earn a year of service (earning them an extra year of control) and he won't be Super 2 eligible down the road. It's a business decision through and through.

 

yea,this is completely a money issue. i had read on mlbrumors that some writer wrote its going to save them between 16-18mil potentially if they keep him off the roster till late may

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I don't think it has a single thing to do with coddling, they'll keep him in the minors until June when it'll be impossible to earn a year of service (earning them an extra year of control) and he won't be Super 2 eligible down the road. It's a business decision through and through.

 

exactly.

I think it's pretty silly, actually. What happened to the best 25 games breaking camp? He's unquestionably the best pitcher on the team. All this babying/coddling we have nowadays with young pitchers is very annoying.

 

Not to mention, it is March 20th and the Nationals already don't have a chance at winning their division. It is more important to keep the guy around for a year down the road when they might be good, versus today when they are horrible.

I don't think it has a single thing to do with coddling, they'll keep him in the minors until June when it'll be impossible to earn a year of service (earning them an extra year of control) and he won't be Super 2 eligible down the road. It's a business decision through and through.

 

Well, yeah. I should've mentioned the obvious business side of it. But all offseason we've heard how it'd be better for Strausburg to "fail" in the minors opposed to starting in the majors and possibly struggling. As if a couple bad starts with the Nationals could possibly destroy his confidence for life. But, yeah, it ultimately comes down to that extra year of control. It just irks me how these GM's act like spring training performance will dictate whether certain players make the opening roster or not. They obviously knew from the start that no matter how Strasburg performed that he wasn't going to break camp. But whatever.

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Kerry Wood out at least 6 weeks to start the season. In other news, the sky is blue.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2010/n...tory?id=5013052

 

Kerry Wood out at least 6 weeks to start the season. In other news, the sky is blue.

 

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring2010/n...tory?id=5013052

I beat you to it, I just used the AL Central thread.

I beat you to it, I just used the AL Central thread.

 

Yeah, I noticed yours in the other thread after I had posted. You beat me, straight up!

I don't think it has a single thing to do with coddling, they'll keep him in the minors until June when it'll be impossible to earn a year of service (earning them an extra year of control) and he won't be Super 2 eligible down the road. It's a business decision through and through.

 

Plus, with a (somewhat) brightening future, if the Nats are contending later down the road, lets say in the final year of team control, it'll be nice to have him around.

Yeah, I noticed yours in the other thread after I had posted. You beat me, straight up!

 

Pay that man his money.

Pay that man his money.

Pujols is having back spasms, went in for an MRI, got an anti-inflammation shot.

Pay that man his money.

 

 

 

Awesome

Pujols is having back spasms, went in for an MRI, got an anti-inflammation shot.

 

There's very little possibility that they use an injection for muscle spasms in a professional athlete. The injection was to decrease inflammation around a nerve. The muscle spasms are there to protect the nerves from the instability in the spine.

 

He could be in some trouble this year.

 

PS. Hmmmm lots of soft tissue injuries (knee, plantar fasciitis) progressing to lower back problems. Sounds a lot like what happened to McGwire.

There's very little possibility that they use an injection for muscle spasms in a professional athlete. The injection was to decrease inflammation around a nerve. The muscle spasms are there to protect the nerves from the instability in the spine.

 

He could be in some trouble this year.

 

PS. Hmmmm lots of soft tissue injuries (knee, plantar fasciitis) progressing to lower back problems. Sounds a lot like what happened to McGwire.

When did he have a knee problem? I know he's had 2 surgeries on his right elbow, a strained calf, Plantar Fasciitis, the strained oblique and some lower back problems early in '06 but the only problem he's had with his knee that I'm aware of was a contusion from sliding in '08. I'm not disagreeing with you or anything, I'm just curious for the sake of continuity. Wasn't the oblique injury a red flag?

Ichiro makes great catch

 

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20...rtnerId=rss_mlb

When did he have a knee problem? I know he's had 2 surgeries on his right elbow, a strained calf, Plantar Fasciitis, the strained oblique and some lower back problems early in '06 but the only problem he's had with his knee that I'm aware of was a contusion from sliding in '08. I'm not disagreeing with you or anything, I'm just curious for the sake of continuity. Wasn't the oblique injury a red flag?

 

I can't find the knee problem now that I look back. I thought a previous chronic soft tissue injury was the knee. Must have been the recurrent elbow problems.

 

The number of chronic soft tissue injuries was my point.

There's very little possibility that they use an injection for muscle spasms in a professional athlete. The injection was to decrease inflammation around a nerve. The muscle spasms are there to protect the nerves from the instability in the spine.

 

He could be in some trouble this year.

 

PS. Hmmmm lots of soft tissue injuries (knee, plantar fasciitis) progressing to lower back problems. Sounds a lot like what happened to McGwire.

 

Are you insinuating what I think that you're insinuating about Pujols?

Cliff Lee is still having injury issues.

 

Ervin Santana missed a start with elbow inflammation.

Are you insinuating what I think that you're insinuating about Pujols?

 

Let's just call it an educated guess and leave it at that.

 

That annoying off day in LCS is going away. That was a no-brainer.

 

http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/artic...sp&c_id=mlb

 

Now they just need to shorten the season by a week, and get the World Series over with by the last Wednesday in October.