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Not sure if I'm doing this correctly, but I thought some of you would want to know this. This is Andy Baggarly's report, dated today, in Baseball America. It appears to be subscriber only; he says that Valdez had problems with his already surgically repaired right (throwing) elbow and came back to the US for a medical opinion, and the opinion is that Merkin needs more surgery.

I'm really disappointed for him, and for our bullpen next year.

Mods, please delete if there's already a raging discussion about this somewhere else - I looked but didn't find one.

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poor kid

We don't really have that much pitching depth. We don't really have that much pitching depth. FOR GOD SAKE, VERUCA, DON'T GO FAKE TRADING JONATHAN SANCHEZ. We don't really have that much pitching depth

by oldjacket on Dec 30, 2008 9:25 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, but I gave him the Lowry treatment after last season. Meaning that it would be great to get something from him but I don’t expect anything.

This could be a good thing, Perdomo might stay in the bullpen and pitch well. He seems like a similar pitcher when you compare him to Merkin.

by xanthan on Dec 30, 2008 9:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

don’t you mean “Lowery”?

Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?

by shikantaza on Dec 30, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Huh, I was giving Lowry the Valdez treatment when he went down… maybe that’s where I went wrong!

by dogdays on Dec 30, 2008 10:14 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This Idle Mind

Who has the fun?
Is it always the man with the gun?
- The Stranglers

by victor frankenstein on Dec 30, 2008 10:39 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Is this referring to the additional surgery we already knew he was having or is this another surgery?

If this is yet a new voyage into his arm, the kid is toast.

by Lars The Wanderer on Dec 30, 2008 9:49 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

my question as well

I remember reading about a new surgery for him a couple months ago

¿Julio is tourist in San Francisco? Harper's Bizarre!

by hairball on Dec 30, 2008 10:57 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Hopefully this means he’ll be ready for the rotation by ’10!

My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.

by howtheyscored on Dec 30, 2008 9:52 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

Let’s make him a shortstop.

by xanthan on Dec 30, 2008 10:00 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

that would allow Nate to move to 3b?

Psycho killer, qu'est-ce que c'est?

by shikantaza on Dec 30, 2008 10:08 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

ah crap dude.

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 30, 2008 10:32 AM PST reply actions   0 recs

I’m hoping this post is referring to the information already shared here and that this isn’t an additional surgery.

by Merope on Dec 30, 2008 12:19 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I honestly don’t know if this has been reported before or not, but it was in today’s BA posting from Andy – so I assumed it was “new” news. (Like the SAT test, but different).

If this is old news, my apologies all around. I was under the impression Valdez was doing well in his winter league, and was looking forward to seeing him compete in ST for the setup role – so this was news to me.

Sergio Romo: striking out professional hitters since 2005.

by Lyle on Dec 30, 2008 1:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

BTW Your link is for subscriber eyes only, so I can’t check it out.

by Natto on Dec 30, 2008 1:58 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

I thought the concensus was that we never thought of Merkin as a permanent fix to the bullpen or rotation…more of a temporary fix to make what we had look decent. Once what we had had time to flourish, the likes of Merkin simply wouldn’t be needed.

by biff pocoroba on Dec 30, 2008 2:30 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

off with that merkin!

Fairley odd parent to Wendell

by WTF on Dec 30, 2008 2:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

I'm sorry.

I still can’t get over this guy’s first name.

Ceci n'est pas une signature.

by DbacksSkins on Dec 30, 2008 4:24 PM PST reply actions   0 recs

Yes we can

if we pronounce it correctly Mare-keen

by wilriv21 on Dec 30, 2008 4:45 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

This is a message board

Pronunciation doesn’t count, just spelling.

VAE PVTO DEVS FIO

by Bhaakon on Dec 30, 2008 4:47 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Tell ya what.

You trade us Merkin, and we’ll give you back Coutlangus.

Ceci n'est pas une signature.

by DbacksSkins on Dec 30, 2008 6:02 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Don’t like Bocock but love Coutlangus.

by wilriv21 on Dec 30, 2008 6:06 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

Best of both worlds friend

"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Dec 31, 2008 12:17 PM PST up reply actions   0 recs

You can call him Manny Matteo if it helps.

Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly

by jcb9 on Dec 31, 2008 10:21 AM PST up reply actions   0 recs

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