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McGowan has rotator cuff tear
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:39 pm
by stro4swift
The Jays will be without young power pitcher Dustin McGowan for at least a month after an MRI scan taken yesterday revealed a tear in his rotator cuff.
http://www.thestar.com/Sports/Baseball/article/457686
Re: McGowan has rotator cuff tear
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:53 pm
by Michael Bradley
If it requires surgery, then he's out at least a calendar year, maybe more. That sucks. Apparently he was feeling pain for a few starts but didn't tell anyone. If you recall, Ricciardi publically blasted Burnett for not pitching through pain last year, so maybe McGowan (and Marcum) are/were unnecessarily toughing it out.
If McGowan is out, AJ opts-out/gets traded, and Marcum has to miss significant time, then all of a sudden the pitching staff starts to resemble the offense in its futility. If McGowan and Marcum both go under the knife, then I trade Halladay and rebuild because there's no way to work around that.
Re: McGowan has rotator cuff tear
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:44 pm
by Peteros
Some good news on Marcum
The good news is that Marcum (right elbow) should be ready to go after the all-star break and is tentatively slated to pitch July 21 at Baltimore after a rehab start in the minors July 16.
http://tsn.ca/mlb/story/?id=243012&lid= ... lines_main
Re: McGowan has rotator cuff tear
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 6:44 pm
by evilRyu
ouch, maybe a calendar year? That's tough.....
I was very optimistic about him, since a writer (i forgot if it was from SI, ESPN, Yahoo) said that McGowan had the potential to replace Doc as the #1 pitcher this season..
Re: McGowan has rotator cuff tear
Posted: Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:48 pm
by RapsFanInVA
nothing really goes right for us does it
Re: McGowan has rotator cuff tear
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:37 am
by dennistokyo
Is it too soon to throw Purcey to the wolves?
Re: McGowan has rotator cuff tear
Posted: Fri Jul 11, 2008 6:27 pm
by arrpy
There has been too many injuries this year...