Junichi Tazawa Has Ligament Damage, Could Need Surgery
by Ben Buchanan on Mar 30, 2010 12:18 PM EDT
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PrintJunichi Tazawa, who was sent to see Dr. James Andrews on Monday, has a sprained ulnar collateral ligament, per Peter Abraham.
An injury to the UCL could require surgery, depending on the severity of the sprain. Takashi Saito, who tore his UCL in 2008, pitched effectively for the Red Sox last year despite never having surgery, but it is a torn UCL that is sending Joe Nathan to the DL with season-ending Tommy John surgery.
Saito was given an injection to help stabilize his elbow, but it would be surprising to see the Sox try a stop gap like that on a young pitcher if they expect he will need surgery at some point.
Luckily for Tazawa, a sprain is the less serious form of UCL injury, leaving the ligament damaged, but not completely torn. There is a chance he could recover through simple rest. It seems very unlikely that he will start his season any time soon, though.
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Depends on the severity of the sprain...
but I’m guessing a middle of the road Grade 2 sprain likely means he doesn’t even think about throwing a baseball for four to six weeks. Add enough time for rehab and he’ll have missed the first half of the season before he sees Pawtucket. Beats surgery, though.
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Four ???? :Why was Shouse let go,and these other lefties,couldn’t even get me out(I am 70);What’s with the Japanese pitchers fragility?;In watching Red Sox/Tampa Bay today;and the way Ramirez and Bard behaved;we certainly will miss Wagner and Saito;not to mention Bay;Why are the Red Sox so sentimental?Varitek,should not occupy a roster spot;he is an out disguised as a player.Look at the unsentimental Yankees(yet they win);Matsui:it’s been nice;Sayonara;ricardo bird
a few answers:
Shouse was let go because they knew they had pitchers they liked better than him. The other lefties are irrelevant, really, they were just a shot. The way they’ve pitched, they’ll be let go as well.
Pitchers in general are fragile, it’s just the motion. Look at the amount of pitchers that have had TJS. Japanese pitchers are transferring from a different game where they throw differently and use a smaller ball, and don’t get to build up innings in the same way a new pro player does.
First you say we will miss Bay and then that the Sox are sentimental? Confusing. The Yankees wouldn’t have let Matsui go if he was under contract for 2010. I would be amazed if Varitek made it through the whole season (or even half) with the Sox, but they’re paying him money, so they’re gonna give him a shot.
Uh...
Posada will be a 37 year old catcher this year….The Yanks will likely be signing Jeter and Rivera to contracts soon – because they are good players – but also because they are paragons of the Yankees franchise. Petitte was brought back…..shall I go on? Matusi was not exactly “Mr Yankee” during his stint in the Bronx
Andy was brought back because he’s still a solid pitcher.
Strikeouts are boring- Besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls - it's more democratic.
by CasanovaWong on Mar 30, 2010 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
still, he's arguably more expensive than an equivalent 'solid pitcher'
so it might be fair to say that the Yanks have the luxury of paying a premium to retain him.
On the other hand
Posada will actually be 39 in August!
A few more answers.
We will not miss Wagner at 9-10 million and two top-50 draft pitcks, to say nothing of the fact that he would not stay on to be anything but a closer.
Saito way overperformed his peripherals and is likely in line for a big decline. What happened to the fragility of Japanese pitchers anyways?
You just judged Bard on 1 bad ST appearance. I don’t doubt the pen is a big question mark, but it’s not because of Bard.
Tek I agree with, but other teams’ sentimentality and your contradiction re: Bay have already been explained to you. Theo is nothing if not calculating. I mean, good lord, the man traded Nomar and Manny in the span of 4 years while we were WINNING
USG
by Ben Buchanan on Mar 31, 2010 12:59 AM EDT up reply actions
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