flavum Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 https://twitter.com/BhamBarons/status/458632845293260800 Jarrett Casey promoted to Birmingham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 W-S roster now at 24, but Hardin is on the DL, so he's likely taking that spot back when he returns. They made his DL retro a few days back, so he's likely back soon. If not, might see someone like Montas come from AZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Michael Blanke @MikeBlanke 1h Excited for my first Bullpen session today!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 RHP Jake Cose is undergoing a discectomy (back surgery to alleviate issues with a herniated disc). From limited Googling, looks like a 3-6 month recovery, typically, for pitchers, in terms of being back to baseball activity. So he's likely not pitching anywhere in the org this year. Maybe winter ball. Maybe ptatc can add more color if he notices this post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptatc Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 01:57 PM) RHP Jake Cose is undergoing a discectomy (back surgery to alleviate issues with a herniated disc). From limited Googling, looks like a 3-6 month recovery, typically, for pitchers, in terms of being back to baseball activity. So he's likely not pitching anywhere in the org this year. Maybe winter ball. Maybe ptatc can add more color if he notices this post. A Discectomy can be a tough to recover from for a pitcher. The surgery is done for a disc protrusion in the spine. The disc pushes out of the posterior lateral corner and compresses the nerve. This shoots pain down into the buttock or leg. The difficulty is that the disc pressure increases with spinal flexion. This is what the pitcher must do during his follow through. I'm not surprised that he couldn't relieve the problem conservatively. The problem now becomes strengthening the core muscles. The distance between the vertebrae in decreased (due to the resection of the bulge) thus the spine becomes inherently unstable. Plus they had to cut the muscles to get to the area. This makes it more unstable. Depending on the size of the bulge, he could be in for a long rehab. With a pitcher I would guess more along the 6-8 month range for the completion of the rehab but some of it depends on his strength and stabilty prior to surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 QUOTE (ptatc @ Apr 23, 2014 -> 03:17 PM) A Discectomy can be a tough to recover from for a pitcher. The surgery is done for a disc protrusion in the spine. The disc pushes out of the posterior lateral corner and compresses the nerve. This shoots pain down into the buttock or leg. The difficulty is that the disc pressure increases with spinal flexion. This is what the pitcher must do during his follow through. I'm not surprised that he couldn't relieve the problem conservatively. The problem now becomes strengthening the core muscles. The distance between the vertebrae in decreased (due to the resection of the bulge) thus the spine becomes inherently unstable. Plus they had to cut the muscles to get to the area. This makes it more unstable. Depending on the size of the bulge, he could be in for a long rehab. With a pitcher I would guess more along the 6-8 month range for the completion of the rehab but some of it depends on his strength and stabilty prior to surgery. As usual, you rock. Thanks. Too bad for Jake, seems like he'll miss the season, and is in for a long recovery. Tough road for a guy that was already a marginal prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flavum Posted April 25, 2014 Share Posted April 25, 2014 Simon Castro signed with the Rockies org. He lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILMOU Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 (edited) Too bad about Cose. The system should still get a shot in the arm when Bassitt, Montas, Lopez, Brennan and others return. Anything anyone hears on their recovery is much appreciated. Edited April 26, 2014 by Stan Bahnsen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 QUOTE (Stan Bahnsen @ Apr 26, 2014 -> 02:54 PM) Too bad about Cose. The system should still get a shot in the arm when Bassitt, Montas, Lopez, Brennan and others return. Anything anyone hears on their recovery is much appreciated. Mentioned Bassitt earlier, he should be back any day. Montas is looking like May last I heard, Lopez June-ish. Brennan is reaching the 1-year mark after his TJ, so he should be back shortly, assuming he's doing OK in Extended ST. IN other words, probably all four will be around by June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share Posted April 28, 2014 FYI, the AAP forum has been updated and cleaned up. See the list, in the pinned thread, of available prospects. Now is a good time to update your AAP's!!! Or pick up a new one. Here is a sampling of some guys available: Matt Davidson Jacob May Micker Adolfo Francellis Montas Adam Engel Eric Surkamp Chris Bassitt Adam Lopez Mike Recchia Tony Bucciferro Braulio Ortiz James Dykstra All 2013 Draft Picks OTHER THAN Tim Anderson, Tyler Danish and Trey Michalczewski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Birmingham Barons @BhamBarons 2m ROSTER MOVE: RH Ryan Kussmaul promoted from @WSDashBaseball. In a corresponding move, RH David Cales was placed on the DL (retro to 4/26). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 29, 2014 Author Share Posted April 29, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 11:26 AM) Birmingham Barons @BhamBarons 2m ROSTER MOVE: RH Ryan Kussmaul promoted from @WSDashBaseball. In a corresponding move, RH David Cales was placed on the DL (retro to 4/26). Kussmaul really only transited through WS's roster for the scramble to work. He didn't appear in a game for them. He was at Charlotte, wasn't good, now he's back in AA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 12:08 PM) Kussmaul really only transited through WS's roster for the scramble to work. He didn't appear in a game for them. He was at Charlotte, wasn't good, now he's back in AA. He is the guy that Hawk is always raving about as having amazing control. Uses his "he could hit a gnat on the behind" line with him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Apr 29, 2014 -> 08:10 PM) He is the guy that Hawk is always raving about as having amazing control. Uses his "he could hit a gnat on the behind" line with him. That line was from Buddy Bell some years ago, and it was about Dan Remenowsky. Is Hawk using that line now? About someone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Nathaniel Stoltz @stoltz_baseball 3m Kannapolis RHP Tyler Danish 89-91 T92 in the first, 85-89 T91 after, plus sink, SL 77-82 flashes plus w/tilt, okay CH 77-82. Danish's actions on the mound are more fluid than last year. Arm action's still unorthodox, but I think the motion works as a whole.q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Tim Anderson to DL for left shoulder injury. Justin Jirschele added in his place. Sounds minor, he played the rest of that game, and the Dash's release made it seem pretty insignificant. This is retro to Tuesday. If it was a long term injury they wouldn't have bothered making it retro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 QUOTE (raBBit @ May 1, 2014 -> 11:05 AM) He was added to the 7 day DL so he should be eligible to return on Tuesday. Right, though in MiLB virtually everyone goes on the 7 day as the DL option and it is a rolling DL thing. But there is that 7 day minimum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 FutureSox.com @FutureSox 5m OF Adam Engel, 1st 15 games: .214/.303/.333, 31.8%K/PA. 11 games since: .364/.404/.477, 21.3% K/PA. And his 13 stolen bases lead the SAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ginger Kid Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 Just curious, but at what point do you just release Jared Mitchell and move on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 2, 2014 -> 11:40 AM) Just curious, but at what point do you just release Jared Mitchell and move on? When someone needs his spot. Before then, why does it really matter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted May 2, 2014 Author Share Posted May 2, 2014 IF no one is pushing him out, he probably finishes the season, then likely is gone. Just my guess though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2Jimmy0 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Apr 30, 2014 -> 02:59 PM) Nathaniel Stoltz @stoltz_baseball 3m Kannapolis RHP Tyler Danish 89-91 T92 in the first, 85-89 T91 after, plus sink, SL 77-82 flashes plus w/tilt, okay CH 77-82. Danish's actions on the mound are more fluid than last year. Arm action's still unorthodox, but I think the motion works as a whole.q Here is Stoltz's writeup on Danish http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/prospect-wa...den-and-araiza/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGajewski18 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ May 2, 2014 -> 11:40 AM) Just curious, but at what point do you just release Jared Mitchell and move on? Trayce Thompson will probably replace him next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witesoxfan Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 QUOTE (SoxPride18 @ May 2, 2014 -> 12:32 PM) Trayce Thompson will probably replace him next year. Honestly, releasing Phipps or Tekotte makes way more sense than getting rid of Mitchell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) If Eaton goes to DL, the only other outfielders on the 40 man are Thompson and Mitchell. Edited May 3, 2014 by oldsox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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