ANOTHER INJURY - Street to DL
by TroyNeelorBust on May 15, 2007 2:08 PM PDT
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PrintHuston Street was sent down to the DL today. Does a struggling Duke now become our closer?
A’s Place Huston Street on DL; Select Connor Robertson From Sacramento
OAKLAND, Calif. - The Oakland A’s today placed right-handed pitcher Huston Street on the 15-day Disabled List retroactive to May 13 with an irritation in his right ulnar nerve. To take his spot on the roster the A’s have selected right-handed pitcher Connor Robertson from Triple-A Sacramento.
Street was 2-1 with a 2.50 ERA in 18 relief appearances and has recorded all nine of the A’s saves this year. He had allowed just two runs over his last 13 outings for a 1.35 ERA and has not allowed a run in 15 of his 18 outings this year. This is Street’s second career stint on the DL as he was also on the DL last year from August 19 to September 8.
Robertson was 4-0 with two saves and a 1.93 ERA in 15 relief appearances with Sacramento. He held the opposition to a .194 (13 for 67) batting average, which included a .160 (4 for 25) mark against left-handed hitters and .214 (9 for 42) against right-handers. Robertson allowed four earned runs in his first two outings, but did not allow an earned run over his final 13 outings (16.2 ip). The 25-year old right-hander was originally drafted by the A’s in the 31st round of the 2004 First Year Player Draft and is the fifth A’s selection from that draft to reach the majors along with Danny Putnam, Huston Street, Dallas Braden and Jason Windsor.
The A’s have now used the Disabled List nine times this year. Street is one of seven players currently on the DL along with Chris Denorfia, Rich Harden, Bobby Kielty, Mark Kotsay, Esteban Loaiza and Mike Piazza. This marks the second time this year the A’s have had seven players on the DL at one time as they also had seven on the DL from May 4 to 10.
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are you serious???
the official press release isnt out yet; this would be really bad news with Duke and the bullpen
struggling.
by oak1 on May 15, 2007 2:10 PM PDT reply actions
[checks calendar]
No, it's not April 1st.
You are shitting me.
if this is true
the McBeth for Denorfia trade doesnt look good.
we have no bullpen depth in minors.
by oak1 on May 15, 2007 2:13 PM PDT reply actions
No, I'm sure it's mine.
I wore a Street T-shirt yesterday.
I blame both of you
I hate you both--y'all suck!
by kaweahkaweah on May 15, 2007 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Witasick? Embree?
cant think of anyone else?
can billy pull off another jack cust trade?
by oak1 on May 15, 2007 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
trade cust to seattle for putz...
his value will never be higher and Bavasi is an idiot=match made in heaven (or wherever Falwell went)
No
I suspected he was hurt last night. He wasn't going to come into the game for the ninth if they got the lead in the 8th.
pranks are only funny
if you give some sort of inclination that it's a joke.
boo on you
by fadedash on May 15, 2007 2:19 PM PDT reply actions
I've tried to confirm this, but...
...have found no sign of this PR.
Either this guy is WAAY on the inside, or this is total BS.
he's Russell Crowe from The Insider
he's got all the dark secrets
It on the Athletics site now
I just looked at it and it appears whoever dropped the Street bomb is in deep.
by mlleaimee on May 15, 2007 5:56 PM PDT up reply actions
boooooooo
if it's from the inside, at least indicate "link to follow" or something.....
Seriously...
Seven minutes from now, I'll be offline for the day -- so either a confirmatory link or an apology would be appreciated... :P~~~
Assume it's bullshit.
Save your tears for when you know they're warranted.
obv. it worked fine for the rest of us
Well, hello Mr Snarkadoodle.
maybe you're just not very skilled
at this whole internet thing
blank page
did you turn the computer screen brightness all the way up?
FFFFFUUUUUUCCCCCKKKKKK
iritations in ulnar nerves iritate me
It's because we wanted the cuss jar to go around.
AN Day's coming up.
come on
this is not written like a joke, the types of idiots who would post something like this as a joke would make like a billion spelling errors.
how bad can this get???
we just dont have anyone on the depth chart
backing Street up.
Do we make Harden our closer and get him
to speed up his rehab.?
by oak1 on May 15, 2007 2:26 PM PDT reply actions
NO.
I don't even think he's throwing off the mound yet.
what i meant
was that he may be able to get to mound earlier
as he wont need to build up the same arm strength
as he'd need if were to come back as a starter.
he might be able to get back a week earlier in
a relief role than what he's currently scheduled
for.
by oak1 on May 15, 2007 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions
question: what happened to that other reliever
who was doing really well this spring, m. mitchell?
details?
there don't seem to be any
very strange
that's it?
duke's been pitching with that his whole career.
And, of course, by 'coming along'...
.. I mean in a very long term sense.
he looked even better than robertson this spring
coming along to the DL?
bad injury
its a nerve irritation. i hope its just an
irritation that'll heal quickly.
Gagne was out all of last season with an
injury to the same nerve and had to undergo
season ending surgery i believe to fix this.
F***CK
by oak1 on May 15, 2007 2:29 PM PDT reply actions
wine licking injury
last time Street pitched
he looked great going 1-2-3 in the garbage
loss to Cleveland (Carmona start) where i thought he was just getting some work in.
did Geren overuse him? is there another
reason for the injury? are we going to get
some answers now?
by oak1 on May 15, 2007 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Street (contract extension)
This is why I would never sign Huston Street to an Arbitration Avoiding Extension (like Swisher). It doesn't make sense to offer extensions to relievers (see: Duke). They play too little, They get hurt way too much, and They can be replaced way too easily.
BTW: Where the hell is a "Right Ulnar Nerve"?
so now we know why Street wasn't in
last night in the ninth inning.
Duke has also talked about going on the DL to deal with his hip.
Before the season
our entire team will be on the DL
It's our manifest destiny!
shit, not good.
but it should be right about now that all the saber-heads should be calming us down with how closer's aren't all that important and how bullpens can be run by committee.
i'm waiting to be soothed....
<grasps at straws>
Hey, everyone, it said in Moneyball that relievers are fungible. They're really all the same. just throw the ball, get some outs...
Harden for closer
He can still be a "starter" just put him in around the 7th inning. At this point, why the heck not?
Unfortunely
Harden & Street will probably be getting off the DL at the same time. But then again, who the hell knows.
by Colorado Fan on May 15, 2007 2:43 PM PDT up reply actions
too bad we didn't keep marcus mcbeth
make him our closer, get him a relief man of the year award, and then trade him for adam dunn instead of for chris denorfia...
Kotsay for closer?
he used to pitch in college? yeah, right
this sucks.
by oak1 on May 15, 2007 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions
IF and a big IF
Harden comes back and can not get hurt at least till Huston returns, Rich should be the closer.
by Hawk on May 15, 2007 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
did you see loza's line last night in A ball?
we need to sign that ambidexterous guy
or that ambroixburgos guy.
Who do we have in the minors again?
Cassilla - 5.51 ERA
Kohn - 6.86 ERA
Komine - 5.98 ERA
Windsor - 5.24 ERA
Halsey - 2.65 ERA
Lewis - 2.49 ERA
Shafer - 5.85 ERA
Robertson - 1.93 ERA
Flores - 2.14 ERA
Ramirez - 2.16 ERA
So we have a few options. And quite a few non-options.
Robertson was called up.
Now we need a replacement for Duchscherer. Braden is our starter until Harden is back, and when Harden gets back, Braden might be put into the bullpen. But with Young dissallowing Braden to use his best (only) pitch, he's fucked.
Flores is not in favor of the organization, it looks like. Halsey is likewise, and we all know what he can do. And it is not like we don't already have a lot of Lefties.
Do we call up Colby Lewis?
Would it be possible to call up Dan Meyer to start in place of Harden and put Braden in the bullpen?
Or do we make a trade?
i don't see a trade
DL is retro to the 13th which could mean the elbow might just need some rest. so i think what the a's are looking at embree or calero for the next 12-13 days as a closer. don't think the a's can depend on duke right now.
Might as well
let the rookie Robertson close, things in the pen are not looking good.
by Hawk on May 15, 2007 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Roster move
Robertson was not on the 40-man roster, so I think they'll have to make some other move to make room.
Maybe another minor league pitcher will get shipped off as one of the PTBNLs in the earlier trades. I hope it isn't Harden to the 60-day DL, though that wouldn't surprise me either.
Ouch
thought things were looking good from his last tossing session
by Hawk on May 15, 2007 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions
I believe they had an open spot on the 40 man
roster from when the DFA'd Walker to make room for Braden on the 25 man roster (Braden was already on the 40 man roster).
*yawn*
let's just put the whole team on the DL and call up the whole Sacramento roster.
I thought they were
the Oakland Rivercats of Sacramento already This is painful!!
It is only a matter of time for Duke too
by Hawk on May 15, 2007 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
duke as closer?
he might be joining the DL group as well!
Duchscherer was harsh on himself after Mike Sweeney homered off him in the Royals' 3-2 victory Wednesday but refused to use any physical problem as an excuse.
But his hip, which is arthritic, has been an issue since early in spring training, he said -- so much so that he thinks a trip to the disabled list might be in order.
"I want to help the team, and if I can't do that because of physical issues, maybe I should stop being stubborn," he said. "I'm going to talk to (manager) Bob (Geren) to see about the best course of action. It's arthritis in my hip, with inflammation in the joint capsule."
Injuries! Bring it on!
I doubt if any team in baseball can thrive under the circumstances this one has given the plethora of injuries.
The surreal experience of being an A's fan is that despite the "slings and arrows of outragious fortune" hurled at this team just seem to fall off like water off a duck's back.
Hey, maybe Robertson will just blow away the opposition and ggive Beane yet another trading chip to consider for future moves.
Noooo woorriees man!
Way to stay positive!
But this is getting pretty sad.. I like seeing new guys but now are bullpen is REALLY falling apart. The last thing I want to see is Kiko trying to close things out.
by Hawk on May 15, 2007 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, We are facing the Royals
...currently. Just as long as we don't bring back Canseco for relief duties I'm okay...I think
Stewart
Jesus C&rist, what now
Maybe Chavy can get his agent to fill in as the closer. We only need one inning.
chavy's brother has been pitching bp
McBeth
Can someone tell me why we traded him for a DL player?
we should have signed eric gagne
that guy is always good for 5 shutout innings a year.
No wonder there were rumors a year or two ago
that the A's were interested in Mark Pryor.
by kaweahkaweah on May 15, 2007 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions
because
he was the one health player capable of contributing
this season?
by oak1 on May 15, 2007 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I guess I'll bring my glove tomorrow after all
by FreeSeatUpgrade on May 15, 2007 3:31 PM PDT reply actions
Ah 2007
the year of "why don't you come over here and kick my dog while you're at it."
It'll be interesting to see us pull through. But, I think we can do it. Some how, some way. :(
{strains quad, breaks toe kicking dog}
This is bad
Ulner nerve irritations have the propensity of being a recurring injury. Eventually, it usually needs to be removed, and that will cost him a season. I think Street being out two months is likely given his value and how careful they treat Harden. The problem is, if the nerve has moved, the two months rest won't do anything, and they'll have to remove it which means he won't be back until the All Star break in 2008.
As for who should close now, my vote is to let Robertson try. Calero has been awful lately with no bite to his slider, and Duke is fighting the hip. Making Duke the closer would just make the problem worse. I still don't completely trust Embree and Witasik is awful with a lead. So, in short, I have just as much faith in Robertson as I have in any of the others.
On another note, might this convince the A's to move Windsor and Komine to the bullpen? I think both their futures are in the pen, and Komine could have closer stuff. To be fair, I think it was grover who originally brought up the idea of Windsor being moved to the pen, and I think the idea has merit.
by IndianaAsfan on May 15, 2007 4:00 PM PDT reply actions
The first think i thought of is Tommy John
I don't care if I'm a pessimist. I called it with Liriano the second his first injury occurred, and i have a horribly horrible feeling that Street will need it to. I'm not usually this pessimistic
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