Andrew Cashner left yesterday’s game with tightness in his shoulder and had an MRI after the game. The results revealed a tear in his rotatar cuff. It’s what they are calling a mild strain, which is the same thing as a mild tear.
Randy Wells also landed on the DL becasue of pain in his forearm. Hendry has said it has nothing to dow ith the elbow, but it’s one of those areas of the arm that you often hear about before the elbow itself.
Casey Coleman has been re-called from AAA and will make Wells’s start on Sunday. No other players have been called up yet to replace Cashner whose next start was scheduled for Tuesday. Coleman’s average projection for this season is a 4.45 FIP.
Wood is gonna start, dumbasses.
MishQuote Reply
In the long history of this blog, the OV banner image was never more appropriate.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=Mish]Wood is gonna start, dumbasses.[/quote]He just needs to tell Quade to schedule him in. Dempster told Quade he can now be scheduled for all nine innings of the rest of his starts.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
Good thing we got Silva, Wellemeyer, J. Jackson, and Looper on the backburner. Oh, wait…
jtsunamiQuote Reply
[quote name=Suburban Kid]In the long history of this blog, the OV banner image was never more appropriate.[/quote]
I don’t know that this is even worthy of a facepalm. Just more of a goddamit
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=jtsunami]Good thing we got Silva, Wellemeyer, J. Jackson, and Looper on the backburner. Oh, wait…[/quote]It would be nice if Jay Jackson was healthy, but the rest of them aren’t any better than a few other options the Cubs have. The difference is that they’d cost more.
mb21Quote Reply
Time to trade Brett Jackson for Joe Saunders
BerseliusQuote Reply
The only good thing about this is where it falls on the schedule. With the Cubs having every Thursday off this month, they could theoretically get by on a 4-man rotation until Wells comes back.
shadasrevengeQuote Reply
The 5th starter candidates I can think of
Wellemeyer
Russell
Diamond
Samardzija
McNutt?
BerseliusQuote Reply
It would require a 40-man roster move, but if McNutt makes the opening day start for Tennessee and it goes well, we could see him.
SamQuote Reply
Wasn’t Wellemeyer released?
mb21Quote Reply
I think we could see McNutt too and that would be awesome.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=shadasrevenge]The only good thing about this is where it falls on the schedule. With the Cubs having every Thursday off this month, they could theoretically get by on a 4-man rotation until Wells comes back.[/quote]That’s a good point.
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=mb21]I think we could see McNutt too and that would be awesome.[/quote]
If for no other reason than the number of times we refer to him as Marvin McNutt (dying laughing)
BerseliusQuote Reply
From what I understand, the Cubs do not intend to ever use Samardzija as a starter again. I thought they made a final decision sometime last year and said he’s a reliever only. Did I make that up?
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=mb21]Wasn’t Wellemeyer released?[/quote]He’s not on the Iowa roster.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]From what I understand, the Cubs do not intend to ever use Samardzija as a starter again. I thought they made a final decision sometime last year and said he’s a reliever only. Did I make that up?[/quote]I don’t think it was finally final.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
[quote name=Berselius]If for no other reason than the number of times we refer to him as Marvin McNutt (dying laughing)[/quote]Every time I saw his name for about a year I kept thinking it was Marvin McNutt. For the non-B1G fans: http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/mcnutt_marvin00.html
mb21Quote Reply
[quote name=Suburban Kid]I don’t think it was finally final.[/quote]Officially official?
mb21Quote Reply
Wellemeyer was hurt and contemplating retirement when he got cut.
Suburban kidQuote Reply
If Mark Prior isn’t with the Yankees by June 1st, he’s a free agent. We could go with 4 until then at which point we could reasonably count on Prior for 200 more innings, right?
mb21Quote Reply
Wow, so we have NO infielders on our 40-man that aren’t also on the 25-man. Admittedly, there’s 6 of them, but any injury to Ramirez or Pena is probably going to require a 40-man move. Hendry needs to shit or get off the pot with some of these ‘project’ pitchers he has stashed away on the 40-man.
SamQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]If Mark Prior isn’t with the Yankees by June 1st, he’s a free agent. We could go with 4 until then at which point we could reasonably count on Prior for 200 more innings, right?[/quote]
I would shit a brick if the Cubs reunited Prior and Wood, even if they were only in the pen.
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=mb21]I think we could see McNutt too and that would be awesome.[/quote]
That would be the sensible thing to do, so look for Wellemeyer to get the call.
Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
If it’s just one start (due to off-days, etc.) then I don’t care who does it. Trade for Aaron Miles and let him pitch (dying laughing).
BerseliusQuote Reply
[quote name=Sam]Wow, so we have NO infielders on our 40-man that aren’t also on the 25-man. Admittedly, there’s 6 of them, but any injury to Ramirez or Pena is probably going to require a 40-man move. Hendry needs to shit or get off the pot with some of these ‘project’ pitchers he has stashed away on the 40-man.[/quote]
Nevermind, I’m an idiot, I apparently need to ignore cubs.com’s 40-man roster, because it’s not up to date.
SamQuote Reply
We could trade Brett Jackson, Trey McNutt, and Wellington Castillo for Scott Baker.
GBTSQuote Reply
Wellemeyer is in XST working out.
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
“We could trade Brett Jackson, Trey McNutt, and Wellington Castillo for Scott Baker.”
That’s only good if you flip him for Matt Cain.
sitrick2Quote Reply
Damn, now instead of finishing fourth the Cubs will finish fourth.
BerseliusQuote Reply
Kevin Slowey is available.
dylanjQuote Reply
bubbles is upset. hopefully cashner dont need knife
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
[quote name=GBTS]We could trade Brett Jackson, Trey McNutt, and Wellington Castillo for Scott Baker.[/quote]
And flip him for Nolasco.
Aisle424Quote Reply
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get out and see ’em cheep.
gaius mariusQuote Reply
[quote name=sitrick2]”We could trade Brett Jackson, Trey McNutt, and Wellington Castillo for Scott Baker.”
That’s only good if you flip him for Matt Cain.[/quote]
I think you actually have this the other way around. You trade for Matt Cain, and then flip him for Scott Baker.
Hector VillanuevaQuote Reply
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shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
[quote name=Hector Villanueva ]I think you actually have this the other way around. You trade for Matt Cain, and then flip him for Scott Baker.[/quote]
I didn’t say that was all. You trade Baker for Carl Crawford (because he’s struggling and the Red Sox will want to trade him before his value dips.
You then flip Crawford for Aubrey Huff, because Huff knows how to win in the playoffs (he just did it last year!)
sitrick2Quote Reply
[quote name=shadasrevenge]The only good thing about this is where it falls on the schedule. With the Cubs having every Thursday off this month, they could theoretically get by on a 4-man rotation until Wells comes back.[/quote]
Excellent point. I wonder if this played into the decision to put both Wells and Cashner on the DL now.
shawndgoldmanQuote Reply
I guess this is a good way to limit Cashners innings… Am i rite?
bubblesdachimpQuote Reply
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/06/rotation-chaos-the-cubs-place-andrew-cashner-randy-wells-on-the-dl/
Rice CubeQuote Reply
game thread is up: http://obstructedview.net/chicago-cubs/games/diamondbacks-at-cubs-4-6-11.html
mb21Quote Reply
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Dr. Aneus TaintQuote Reply
There is some silver lining: Cashner’s injury is just a “very minor” strain of the Rotator Cuff. So he could be back in as little as three weeks, and Wells is pretty much on the same schedule. So we can basically go all month on a four man rotation and have them back in early May.
DoogolasQuote Reply