Merkin Valdez to have more surgery
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.
10 months ago
Lyle
25 comments
0 recs |
Email
PrintComments
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
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
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
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Certain photos copyright © 2009 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
