Injury updates

[Frobby]

1 hour ago, Sports Guy said:

If he doesn’t have setbacks, I see no reason why he won’t be back here.

That said, I don’t think it’s this week either.  I think they will play him in the field in the minors before bringing him up.

Bowies season ends on Sunday. Norfolk ends the following Sunday.  His first game back could, ironically, be against the Yankees. 

Let’s not forget, they optioned him to the minors before they found out he needed to go back on the concussion protocol.   So, they already felt he wasn’t helping them with his performance.   He’d hit poorly (.111/.238/.111) after coming off his initial stint on the concussion IL, in addition to making a rather clownish misplay of a fly ball.  

Now, obviously it turns out he wasn’t completely over his concussion, and now hopefully he is.  But I think the O’s are going to want to see him rake in the minors for a while before they consider bringing him back.  That will include some time in AAA, I think.  So far he has two rehab games at Aberdeen and one at Bowie.  He’s looked solid so far but I think the O’s will want to be very sure.   

Of course, it’s kind of crazy to have Rivera, Soto and Maton all on the team concurrently, which is an argument to bring Kjerstad back ASAP.

 

Edited September 11 by Frobby

[Sports Guy]

4 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Let’s not forget, they optioned him to the minors before they found out he needed to go back on the concussion protocol.   So, they already felt he wasn’t helping them with his performance.   He’d hit Bert poorly (.111/.238/.111) after coming off his initial stint on the concussion IL, in addition to making a rather clownish misplay of a fly ball.  

Now, obviously it turns out he wasn’t completely over his concussion, and now hopefully he is.  But I think the O’s are going to want to see him rake in the minors for a while before they consider bringing him back.  That will include some time in AAA, I think.  So far he has two rehab games at Aberdeen and one at Bowie.  He’s looked solid so far but I think the O’s will want to be very sure.   

Of course, it’s kind of crazy to have Rivera, Soto and Maton all on the team concurrently, which is an argument to bring Kjerstad back ASAP.

 

Right..the first part of your post doesn’t matter. At that point, there was a numbers problem.

There is no longer a numbers problem.

Also, they will have more position players on the playoff roster and getting him ML at bats heading into the playoffs matters.

If they weren’t going to be in the playoffs, it not sure we see him in the majors again this year. But they are and he will be on that roster, barring a setback, so he needs to be up here.

 

[sportsfan8703]

51 minutes ago, Frobby said:

Let’s not forget, they optioned him to the minors before they found out he needed to go back on the concussion protocol.   So, they already felt he wasn’t helping them with his performance.   He’d hit Bert poorly (.111/.238/.111) after coming off his initial stint on the concussion IL, in addition to making a rather clownish misplay of a fly ball.  

Now, obviously it turns out he wasn’t completely over his concussion, and now hopefully he is.  But I think the O’s are going to want to see him rake in the minors for a while before they consider bringing him back.  That will include some time in AAA, I think.  So far he has two rehab games at Aberdeen and one at Bowie.  He’s looked solid so far but I think the O’s will want to be very sure.   

Of course, it’s kind of crazy to have Rivera, Soto and Maton all on the team concurrently, which is an argument to bring Kjerstad back ASAP.

 

I say give Kjerstad another week then cut loose Maton for him.  Soto can play SS so that is the tiebreak.  We really need Urias and Westburg back.  

It's easy to forget just how banged up we are right now.  Hopefully, we get healthy and this all comes together for the playoffs.  Fingers crossed.  It might be a good thing to not have the pressure of high expectations.  

[Aglets]

Logistics question.  the AA season ends on Sunday.  I think AAA ends the following Sunday.   So does that mean that all of our injury rehab assignments would necessarily have to end by Sep 22nd?

[wildcard]

10 minutes ago, Aglets said:

Logistics question.  the AA season ends on Sunday.  I think AAA ends the following Sunday.   So does that mean that all of our injury rehab assignments would necessarily have to end by Sep 22nd?

I don't think so.   Whoever is not ready goes to Sarasota is my guess.

[Frobby]

8 minutes ago, Aglets said:

Logistics question.  the AA season ends on Sunday.  I think AAA ends the following Sunday.   So does that mean that all of our injury rehab assignments would necessarily have to end by Sep 22nd?

If your question is whether players on the IL who started a rehab assignment have to return to the active roster once the MiL season ends even if their 20/30 day rehab period hasn’t expired, I believe the answer is no.   

[Aglets]

10 minutes ago, Frobby said:

If your question is whether players on the IL who started a rehab assignment have to return to the active roster once the MiL season ends even if their 20/30 day rehab period hasn’t expired, I believe the answer is no.   

Not exactly.  Although I suspect you are correct about this.  It was more a question of if there is any way for them to get further rehab games in after 9/22.

[Frobby]

1 minute ago, Aglets said:

Not exactly.  Although I suspect you are correct about this.  It was more a question of if there is any way for them to get further rehab games in after 9/22.

I think teams usually keep a handful of AAA guys around past the end of the season in case an injury call-up is needed etc., and they do some stuff to keep them sharp, but no actual games.   But also, I think this year there’s some kind of informal league for FCL guys and recent draftees that might provide opportunities for game action.  

[Sports Guy]

Figure they hope to get him to AAA next week. 
 

Play 3-5 games and have him up for the Yankees series 

[Sports Guy]

Yay!  

[sportsfan8703]

35 minutes ago, Frobby said:

I think teams usually keep a handful of AAA guys around past the end of the season in case an injury call-up is needed etc., and they do some stuff to keep them sharp, but no actual games.   But also, I think this year there’s some kind of informal league for FCL guys and recent draftees that might provide opportunities for game action.  

Fall Instructional leagues?  

What's the word on Grayson?  Slim chance he comes back for even a Game 4 start in an ALDS?  

Edited September 11 by sportsfan8703

[Tony-OH]

13 minutes ago, Sports Guy said:

Yay!  

Now this is very good news. Getting Coulombe back and have him pitching like he was before the injury would be a big booster to the bullpen.

[Frobby]

11 minutes ago, sportsfan8703 said:

Fall Instructional leagues?  

What's the word on Grayson?  Slim chance he comes back for even a Game 4 start in an ALDS?  

They are expecting Grayson back towards the end of the regular season, but not necessarily built up past 3-4 innings.   

[Sports Guy]

24 minutes ago, Tony-OH said:

Now this is very good news. Getting Coulombe back and have him pitching like he was before the injury would be a big booster to the bullpen.

He’s the third most important player to get back and his role in the playoffs will be massive if he’s still the same pitcher he was pre injury.

[Brian88]