Pulled pork UCLs & noodle arms: thread of pitcher injuries

saw that spencer strider had a bone fragment that was 'growing' in his UCL. not sure if that means he has the nolan ryan self-repairing ACL super-gene

Omg speak it into existence!

LAD have won 6 straight, let's check in on their pitching status report after 1 month:

James Paxton: was supposed to start today on normal rest but now is not...?
Tyler Glasnow: (DTD, hand cramps, pulled from last start)
Yoshinobu Yamamoto: healthy (!)
Bobby Miller: IL15 (shut down, will start playing catch on Mon/Tue)
Emmet Sheehan: IL60 (shut down due to self-professed arm soreness, but team claims it's his shoulder which even Emmet is confused by official team diagnosis)
Walker Buehler: IL15 (0-2/4.68 ERA/1.68 WHIP in rehab, remaining in AAA for now)
Clayton Kershaw: IL60 (played catch yesterday on flat ground)
Shohei Ohtani: IL60 (rumored to be available in September?)
Dustin May: IL60 (in TJ recovery, may be back in 2024?)
Tony Gonsolin: IL60 (had TJ in February after non-invasive attempts to recover from UCL sprain in offseason, may be available after 2025 ASB)
Brusdal Graterol: IL60 (shut down due to slower than expected recovery)
Blake Treinen: IL15 (27.00 ERA/3.75 WHIP in 2 rehab appearances)
Kyle Hurt: IL15 (pains me to say but Kyle is... Hurt)
Connor Brogdon: IL15 (recent trade acquisition from PHI, went straight to IL)
River Ryan: IL60 (shut down)

Nooooooooo Steveeeeeeeeee, I don't need this information collated :(((((((

You forgot Gavin Stone, who was a stone cold stunner last start (don't look up the opponent)

There haven't been any noted injury worries with Paxton either yet. Just a mutually agreement between him and the FO to pitch with an extra day's rest (same as Yamamoto iirc)

I don’t know if I’d include Glasnow in the list, it was just a hand cramp and he was pulled after over 90 pitches. I was watching that game and he looked fine when he came out.

Both Glasnow & Giolito were recently on Chris Rose Rotation and said pitcher injuries were (no shit) due to guys throwing harder and faster and not resting over the offseason. Glasnow got very frank with it: he said that kids coming up pitching today know that they won’t get drafted throwing control stuff with no velo and from the perspective of someone who wanted to be in the big leagues, he saw surgery and pain as a necessary price to achieve the dream, and said all pitchers felt the same. Giolito agreed on his episode, though not so candidly.

Buehler about to throw his first start in nearly 2 years

Not terrible nor great. Fastball looked good, breaking stuff not as much. No walks a good sign. If he can continue working on painting that fastball like no one else as was his previous M.O. then he'll be looking good

I really like buehler, not just as a fan. I hope he can make something good out of this season. He's definitely unlikely to be back with the dodgers next season but I hope he can find a way to get a contract and build a lengthy career after these injuries

https://sny.tv/articles/mets-brooks-raley-tommy-john-surgery-ending-season

nooo. TJ is rough but has a pretty good recovery rate; shoulder stuff is more complex with no easy fix. it was strasburg’s shoulder that really did him in

― mookieproof, Sunday, April 7, 2024 11:22 AM (one month ago)

mookie i am sadly remembering your wisdom re: senga

Tampa starter Jeffrey Springs, in recovery from Tommy John surgery performed on 4/24/23, made his first rehab start today.

He gave up a lead-off single to Cam McGee (.548 OPS in single A) and promptly removed himself from the game visibly wincing.

https://i.imgur.com/1PT1fMy.jpeg

Kodai Senga was out on the field holding his shoulder ahead of Mets-Giants pic.twitter.com/BzSpAgPS7x

— SNY Mets (@SNY_Mets) May 26, 2024

This year is wild.

edwin diaz to the IL with shoulder impingement

John Means getting UCL surgery, out for the season after missing most of the last two seasons as well. Tyler Wells also out for the season for the same reason.

Joe Musgrove has elbow inflammation, Yu Darvish also injured (not his arm though)

San Francisco Giants starter Blake Snell left Sunday's game against the New York Yankees with tightness in his left groin in the fifth inning.

Snell was in the middle of an at-bat before walking off with Giants trainer Dave Groeschner and heading directly into the clubhouse. The veteran's last pitch came in at 97 mph before he pushed off the mound in discomfort.

What a year.

BREAKING: Astros starter Jose Urquidy, recently pulled off his rehab start, will soon see Dr. Keith Meister in Dallas and could be headed for a second Tommy John surgery, sources tell me and @JeffPassan.

— Alden González (@Alden_Gonzalez) June 3, 2024

BREAKING: Arms

christian javier is also having elbow surgery

https://www.mlb.com/news/cristian-javier-jose-urquidy-elbow-surgery-out-for-2024-season