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RGriffinStar Richard Griffin
D-McGowan 1 inning against live hitting in game situation this a.m. Was really upbeat after. Feels will pitch for a team before summer ends.

I hope his recovery goes well and hope he returns to form.

finally an update on this guy. great news.

Good to hear that hes back on his feet throwing.

wooo!

I refuse to get my hopes up

Unless his velocity comes back AND he gains command that he never had, he's looking at a minor league career at this point. I'd love the 'burns to come back as a reliever for us, but I'm not even going to remember him for the rest of the season so I don't get disappointed when he gets dead-arm in six weeks.

i cant wait for the return of those burns!

killahkam wrote:i cant wait for the return of those burns!

me too!

Quite often, even if we don't always care to admit it, our hopes for players are largely selfish: we want them to recover and play well so we get to watch our team win. That isn't to condemn fandom or anything - it's not a negative thing - but I wanted to acknowledge that plays a role in how we cathect with player injuries and development.

In this case I can honestly say I want McGowan to get another shot without any semblance of a personal investment or hope for future Jays success. If he makes it back with the Yankees or Pirates or whatever that's fine with me. All that talent and drive and hard work made him a monster prospect then he fought through major surgery (TJ I think) and still looked like an amazing future star only to suffer another major injury and he's still fighting for it. I know he's not a unique case and there are far too many young kids out there with similar career paths, but I would be ecstatic to see McGowan makes his way back and get to pitch in the bigs again.

I know I'd given him up for dead, as far as a realistic pitching option goes, quite a long time ago and right now I sincerely hope he proves me wrong. Sorry if this was a little sentimental, but goddamn McGowan needs to catch a break.

They're doing the right thing by letting him rehab, but he's really done as a Blue Jay. Who's he going to displace in the bullpen? Zep - no way. Villeneuva - forget about it. Dotel - that 8th reliever spot should be another utility guy like McCoy