Kyle Bradish Has Sprained UCL, Will Start Season On IL (4/9 Update: Assigned rehab assignment w/Aberdeen)

[George Zuverink]

On 2/16/2024 at 4:04 PM, Warehouse said:

I made some updates above….

Wow to these two lists! How did you do that research ? Doesn’t make me feel confident that we’ll see an effective Kyle Bradish in 2024.

[Yossarian]

On 2/16/2024 at 1:58 PM, wildbillhiccup said:

Probably more yank and pull than rub and tug in Bauer's case. 

Do they use the sticky stuff? That could get downright uncomfortable. 

[Orioles0615]

1 hour ago, ThisIsBirdland said:

I’m keepIng expectations in check since we saw Felix go through this last year.

Did Felix do any throwing after?

[ChosenOne21]

Kyle is probably going to miss 4-6 weeks, but thinking he's going to miss the whole year or be ineffective when he gets back is just doom and gloom. Those things could happen, but it's far from a guarantee.

[ThisIsBirdland]

18 minutes ago, Orioles0615 said:

Did Felix do any throwing after?

Yeah he threw multiple times last September. A few highlights made their way to social media, and it honestly seemed somewhat encouraging. However, IIRC they claimed they ran out of time to get him ramped back up for the postseason.

I always found that answer interesting, wondering if that meant if the injury was sustained one month earlier, would they have ran him out there with a manageable tear in his UCL for the playoffs? Or was he just not as effective with the tear? My guess is the latter had as much to do with it as anything.

[Bahama O's Fan]

3 minutes ago, ThisIsBirdland said:

Yeah he threw multiple times last September. A few highlights made their way to social media, and it honestly seemed somewhat encouraging. However, IIRC they claimed they ran out of time to get him ramped back up for the postseason.

I always found that answer interesting, wondering if that meant if the injury was sustained one month earlier, would they have ran him out there with a manageable tear in his UCL for the playoffs? Or was he just not as effective with the tear? My guess is the latter had as much to do with it as anything.

Yeah, I was curious about this as well. What did they mean by that statement? 

[oldfan]

Will new ownership step up and  get a Snell or Montgomery, or wait and trade prospects for Cease? Give Snell 3/100 m, or Montgomery 4/100m, time to be bold.

[Frobby]

6 hours ago, oldfan said:

Will new ownership step up and  get a Snell or Montgomery, or wait and trade prospects for Cease? Give Snell 3/100 m, or Montgomery 4/100m, time to be bold.

It won’t happen, and there is no “new ownership” yet.   We have every reason to think the owners will approve the sale, but we don’t know how long it will take, and there’s no way JA is going to approve a major transaction like that while the sale isn’t official.  

[sportsfan8703]

What if Bradish lived in another country and could fix his partial tear with stem cells, HGH, and Steroids, to avoid going under the knife?  A treatment like that would probably be allowed if players didn’t take advantage of it to hit 350 HRs after turning 30 like Steve Finley. 

[ThisIsBirdland]

 

[OsFanSinceThe80s]

1 hour ago, ThisIsBirdland said:

 

I'm hoping Bradish can beat the odds, but I think sooner or later Tommy John surgery is happening.  I just want to avoid the scenario where Bradish spends significant time rehabbing his UCL, but still gets surgery resulting in him not returning until 2026.

[OriolesMagic83]

Need to see some of the O's "deep" rotation depth step up this spring.  Any further rotation injuries will be scary as far as getting off to a good start in 2024.  Can one of the AAA starters step up as a long reliever/spot starter?

[Sports Guy]

This is all good news but I think when he starts throwing off the mound is when the real test comes in.

[ThisIsBirdland]

9 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

This is all good news but I think when he starts throwing off the mound is when the real test comes in.

Agreed. I'm curious if they do follow-up scans on his UCL as this process progresses or if they just wait until if/when he feels something isn't right. Either way it's the best news we can hope for for now.

[clapdiddy]

10 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

This is all good news but I think when he starts throwing off the mound is when the real test comes in.

I would agree.   I think anything Bradish gives them this season is a bonus and they shouldn't be relying on him to be taking regular starts.