Travis D'Arnaud out 6-8 weeks with torn PCL

[vaff87]

He doesn't need surgery.

whoops - reading comprehension fail!

achwell, an injury to a catcher's knee...

Obviously that's not good, but I don't envision this being serious enough to affect him long-term. Of course, my opinion on the subject means squat, as I'm no expert.

[RapsFanInVA]

On bright side it's the PCL, not ACL or MCL. I think that's the least essential of the knee ligaments. (in no way an expert on knees)

[JoeyBats]

FFS...what a horrible year. I can't remember a season like this. Reminds of the end of one Raptors season where Vince and everyone were dropping like flies.

Didn't we get into the playoffs that year ?

[J-Roc]

And this would be why it's a good thing the team didn't trade JPA when they didn't need to.

So AA knew he'd get injured?

[Osiris]

And this would be why it's a good thing the team didn't trade JPA when they didn't need to.

So AA knew he'd get injured?

If this were another board I'm sure this would be where the word smokescreen would get improperly (over)used...

[tiger7]

Unbelievable....

[Randle McMurphy]

And this would be why it's a good thing the team didn't trade JPA when they didn't need to.

So AA knew he'd get injured?

Nope, but there's always a chance that a prospect will struggle or get hurt. We've just seen the latter.

[whysoserious]

FFS...what a horrible year. I can't remember a season like this. Reminds of the end of one Raptors season where Vince and everyone were dropping like flies.

Didn't we get into the playoffs that year ?

We did make it in but with 3/5 or 4/5 of your starters gone, it's much harder to make it in baseball. And IIRC most of the injuries started coming very late in the season, not this early.

[Holmes]

Drabek, D'Arnaud, Gose. What a return.

[kwamebargnani]

Drabek, D'Arnaud, Gose. What a return.

Sarcasm? Because It still is.

[RapsFanInVA]

Drabek, D'Arnaud, Gose. What a return.

Sarcasm? Because It still is.

Holmes has inside information that D'Arnaud's injury is career ending and that Gose will be in a horrific motorcycle accident a la Jay Williams and will never be the same again. With Drabek's career in doubt he's right, that's a terrible return.

[akakalakin]

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