Suppan to DL

[trwi7]

http://twitter.com/AdamMcCalvy/statuses/11326885279

It's a twitter link, Newbz. Make sure to put your helmet on before reading it.

[LUKE23]

So does this mean if Parra or Narveson suck for the first two weeks, they could be bounced for Suppan? This obviously isn't a legitimate injury.

[WEFFPIM]

Cop out

[chuckleslove]

It is official, retroactive to 3/26. Was it classless of me to retweet that with a ":)" in the front?

[LUKE23]

It is official, retroactive to 3/26. Was it classless of me to retweet that with a ":)" in the front?

So he's available on April 10? Parra and Narveson will have on start by then.

[Captain Erv]

Parra or Narveson's first start will probably be April 15th.

[chuckleslove]

I find it very strange that this injury just appeared out of nowhere. Really seems like it was an exaggerated injury to just stick him on the DL to avoid losing someone else.

[Siefer]

Cop out

[Turk Nowitzki]

I find it very strange that this injury just appeared out of nowhere. Really seems like it was an exaggerated injury to just stick him on the DL to avoid losing someone else.

+1, I dont think teams around the league are going to complain specifically about the Brewers keeping Jeff Suppan but this seems pretty unethical.

[chuckleslove]

I find it very strange that this injury just appeared out of nowhere. Really seems like it was an exaggerated injury to just stick him on the DL to avoid losing someone else.

+1, I dont think teams around the league are going to complain specifically about the Brewers keeping Jeff Suppan but this seems pretty unethical.

Teams do it all the time, I don't think there is anything unethical about it at all.

[trwi7]

They weren't going to lose anyone even if Suppan did make the team.

[Captain Erv]

Suppan injury discovered last month

By Anthony Witrado of the Journal Sentinel

March 30, 2010 4:14 p.m. |(8) Comments

Tempe, Ariz. - We just talked with assistant GM Gord Ash and he confirmed the official announcement of Jeff Suppan going on the DL with cervical disk pain, which has at times this spring also caused arm pain.

Suppan will remain here when the team breaks camp and heads to Milwaukee, but it is expected he will be back by opening day and will resume his rehab with the team.

"It was an issue during the entry physicals," Ash said. "We discovered at that time that he had some pain radiating into his arms and (team physician) Dr. (William) Raasch and other doctors looked at him and felt it was something that with conservative care and workload tolerance he might be able to get through.

"But as the spring has gone on it hasn’t dissipated as much as Jeff or us would have hoped so Dr. Raasch suggested we get an MRI, which we did last night, and we got the results and those results indicate a cervical disk issue that with some modification to his workload he should be able to get over relatively quickly."

Suppan wasn't in enough pain to not pitch during the Cactus League, Ash said, but the effectiveness of the treatments leveled off and the recovery wasn't going as well as the team hoped, so they decided to put him on the DL retroactive to March 26.

The timing of this injury could be worse considering the team has depth with starters right now. It leaves Chris Narveson and Manny Parra in the race for the final rotation spot, allowing one to go to the bullpen and Carlos Villanueva to likely make the club.

"You can speculate on that but we're not looking at it that way, " Ash said when asked if he believed the Brewers were fortunate to have a guy go down with other options in the wings. "You don't like to put anybody on the disabled list if you don't have to, but this is a situation that we feel for not only now but for the longer term is the best solution."

[trwi7]

Interesting. If I was the Brewers I would just say he's a pain in the neck.

[chuckleslove]

They weren't going to lose anyone even if Suppan did make the team.

No but they would have had to send Villanueva down to the minors and he is still better than Suppan in the pen

[MajorDad]

Macha said the brewers' 5th starter wouldn't pitch until the Cubs ' series. So it's possible Suppan could be activated before Parra or Narveson gets a chance to start.

Placing Suppan on the DL makes it look like the brewers were unable to swing a deal involving the other three pitchers (including Viluenava) vying for the last two roster spots. Placing Suppan on the DL basically puts off a roster decision for another 2 weeks.

Around the league - not worthy of a sepearate thread:

the twins look like they're in a similar situation with 7 starters projected against 5 slots. the lone difference is their 7 starters are good and young and cheap. it looks like Perkins and Deunsing are the odd men out. the tigers are showcasing Dotrelle willis for the purpose of trading him, and just traded Robertson to Florida and sent Scherzer to the minors to sort out their rotation. i have to believe the red Sox will trade one of their starting pitchers when Dice k returns rather than going to a 6 man rotation. I' m not sure why they signed lackey other than to prevent him from becoming a yankee. My guess is either Buchholz or Dice K is the pitcher traded. like the brewers, the red Sox are trying to put off the decision. I could see the red Sox sending Lester, Buchholz or Dice k as part of a package for Adrian Gonzo.

[Captain Erv]

Scherzer is not going to the minors, but keep making things up Reed.

[Captain Erv]

Because the Brewers won’t name a fifth starter out of camp and one won’t be needed until the second week of the season, those two will not make another start for the foreseeable future. Instead, they’ll become relievers and if one of them is named the starter during that Chicago Cubs series, Macha said it shouldn’t be a problem to have either go from relief to starter.

However, it could be that neither guy gets that turn in the rotation. Jeff Suppan could be off the DL by then and Macha just said it is possible that he could get that start.

“I’m thinking that may be,” Macha said. “None of that has been discussed (yet). We’ll wait until we get to that fork in the road before we take it.”

[MajorDad]

honest mistake and spelling error

SP Schlereth was optioned to minors by the Tigers.

and erv, while you're comenting on the inaccuracies of my posts how about giving me credit for saying Suppan would be placed on the DL with a fake injury? I believe I said it over 2 months ago and also before Spring training ever started. thanks for giving me props on that prediction - although it was just what you call speculation.

[Captain Erv]

[livestrong4ever]

I would take Suppan over Parra.
Naverson over Parra and Suppan