Comments on: Devilish Injury Strikes Angels’ Rotation

By: alskor

alskor — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:20:12 +0000

BP’s Will Carroll says its a “small tear” of the UCL. Im aware the difference between small tear and sprain is indistinct…

“Bad news on Ervin Santana. He has a “small” tear in his UCL. He’ll rest and undergo treatment before a decision is made on the next step. Surgeons disagree on how complete a tear must be before doing Tommy John surgery, in large part because every arm is different. More, the forces put on those arms are different. Santana’s going to be risky, even if he’s able to come back. Very few pitchers are effective in the short term, with many showing control issues. He’ll start the season on the DL to be sure, though there’s a lot of uncertainty for anything beyond that.”

http://baseballprospectus.com/unfiltered/?p=1197

That sounds VERY pessimistic to me.

By: Alireza

Alireza — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:40:51 +0000

First, Lackey wasn’t out because of his elbow last year, rather it was a triceps strain.

Anyway, I think this could be the chance Adenhart needs to capitalize on. He was awful last year, so I don’t see him beating Moseley for the 4th starter job, but I could see the Angels wanting to use him over Loux. The Angels will need a 5th starter twice in April based on their calendar, so they can’t wait it out. They will also need a 5th starter for basically all of May.

By: MFG

MFG — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:43:14 +0000

Assuming he’s only out for the first month of the season, do the Halos even need a new 5th starter? I haven’t checked their schedule, but typically MLB teams don’t have much need for a 5-deep rotation the first month of the season, due to rain-out preventive scheduling.

By: jc mayhem

jc mayhem — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:44:13 +0000

They should call Pedro immediately. If Pedro can throw 91 heat all year, maybe a stretch, then he’s perfect for them. Pedro deserves another shot.