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Will Carroll is saying that word is he'll be shut down for the rest of the season, and he's on his way to see Dr. Andrews.
Dave H
Stephen Strasburg is German for Mark Prior.
'90s Rangers Mustaches
Just a strain. No tear. No surgery. Ben Sheets had the surgery, and you can stick a fork in him now.
TS
Turns out it is a UCL tear. He's having TJ surgery and is expected to miss all of 2011. Prior is a pretty bad comparison, since people can come back from TJ just fine. Torn labrum, not so much.
Jobert
This is why no team should give someone that much money up front. Thanks, Scott Boras.
Rob Washingtons moustache
This is why no team should give someone that much money up front. Thanks, Scott Boras.
I don't have any problem whatsoever with Strasburg's bonus amount or Boras's attempts to maximize his client's payout.
Joey Matschulat
@Joey
Really? That's surprising. Remember our friend Matt Purke? What if the Rangers had taken Strasburg? He'd be playing softball right now becuase we couldn't meet Boras' demands.
Rob Washingtons moustache
Strasburg's already produced 2.6 WAR in his major league career. The missed year from TJ recovery essentially nullifies the delay in the service time from the Nats holding him back earlier in the season. He should be able to make a full recovery and provide good value over the life of that contract.
Jobert
Forget WAR and all that crap. Revenue is where this hurts the Nationals the most. They miss out on the rest of this year, and probably all of next year's games that he would have pitched in. That's a lot of guaranteed sellouts at home (and all the money generated from that) plus all the money he brought in through merchandise, etc. even when pitching on the road. Sure the wins are nice, but the hype was nicer because it = $$$.
Drew
Too many years of throwing heat in too many innings with no coaches who did not cared about his future. Now? Who knows what his future will hold.
jwb
He'll be fine (eventually) (probably). Still a good contract. There's injury risk to any player, especially pitchers. He will still be well worth the money if he hits 2012 pitching at 85% of what he was. And he'll probably get all the way back eventually. Still, terrible story. Good thing they've got Bryce Harper.
Scooby Dude
... is hurt:
It all was humming along for Washington Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg on Saturday night. He had worked into the fifth inning, allowing just a run to a potent Philadelphia lineup that welcomed back slugger Ryan Howard from the disabled list. Then with one pitch, Strasburg's night ended, leaving in doubt the hard-throwing rookie's status for his next start and perhaps beyond.
Facing Domonic Brown, Strasburg delivered a change-up, his third pitch to the batter, and winced after his follow-through. He shook his right hand in distress several times before teammates, a trainer, Manager Jim Riggleman and pitching coach Steve McCatty approached him on the mound.
After a brief exchange, Riggleman pulled Strasburg, who was trying to persuade his manager to leave him in the game. Riggleman wasn't about to budge, and Strasburg exited the 8-1 win before 45,266 at Citizens Bank Park after 4 1/3 innings and 56 pitches, yielding two hits and no walks with six strikeouts.
Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo said after the game that Strasburg's injury was in the flexor tendon of his right forearm and that the pitcher would undergo an MRI exam Sunday, after which time the club will determine if Strasburg is fit enough to make his next start scheduled for Thursday. There was no swelling in the area in question, according to Rizzo.
Somebody pointed out recently -- or maybe this was a chat discussion, or maybe I kicked it around with somebody during an IM session -- that teams don't usually resort to MRIs for pitchers immediately. That the Nationals are in fact doing so is indicative of his importance to the Nationals, but this is also the second scare that Strasburg has given them this season, and I have to think that any detectable amount of inflammation around the flexor tendon is going to culminate in Strasburg being shut down for the remainder of the season.