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NL Notes: Cueto, Lester, Nieuwenhuis

By charliewilmoth | May 23, 2015 at 3:23pm CDT

Reds ace Johnny Cueto will miss his start Sunday with elbow soreness, John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer writes. Raisel Iglesias will start in his place. The Reds say Cueto’s soreness is not serious. “He pitched in Kansas City without any trouble,” says Reds manager Bryan Price. “In the days following … his [soreness has] been lingering a little longer. He’s our workhorse. He probably could pitch tomorrow if we had to have him.” An extended absence would, obviously, be a serious blow to the Reds. Cueto came in second in NL Cy Young balloting in 2014 while leading the NL in innings pitched (243 2/3), batters faced (961) and pitches thrown (3,659). Those are very crude measures of a pitcher’s injury risk, but an elbow issue is surely at least worth watching for a pitcher coming off such a high-impact year. Cueto is, of course, a free agent after the season. Here are more notes from the National League.

  • After a poor first month of his $155MM contract with the Cubs, Jon Lester is feeling more comfortable, Patrick Mooney of CSNChicago.com writes. “You definitely don’t want to be one of those guys that at the end of it you look at it as a bust,” Lester says. “You want everything to just fall into place. But sometimes that’s not the case. Sometimes you have take a few beatings to get back to doing the things that you’re used to.” After posting a 6.23 ERA in April, Lester now has a 1.85 ERA in May after pitching seven strong innings against the Diamondbacks yesterday.
  • The Mets are still seeking to trade outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Adam Rubin of ESPN New York tweets. They designated Nieuwenhuis for assignment earlier this week, and his situation should be resolved by next weekend. Getting anything of value will likely be difficult — Nieuwenhuis had a terrible time in 40 plate appearances this season, hitting .079/.125/.132, and he’s out of options.
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  1. paqza

    8 years ago

    What would they get for Nieuwenhuis? Even a low-A reliever would be asking a lot.

    Reply
    • Out of place Met fan

      8 years ago

      Managed to get something for Cowgill, not extreme to think that organizational fill/flier could be had

      Reply
  2. tanque

    8 years ago

    trade a .079 hitter? might as well release him and look better.

    Reply
  3. Scann...

    8 years ago

    Cueto showing sign’s of being a future tommy john victim…..GM’s take note….244 innings…..crazy……

    Reply
  4. David Coonce

    8 years ago

    Oh boy….if this is serious for Cueto…dang. It would be a bummer for sure, not to mention would completely change the trade landscape for a handful of teams.

    Reply
  5. TigerFan1968

    8 years ago

    I love how Lester is concerned just that he will not be a bust. Well as long as these clubs keep filling the wheelbarrow with money it serves them right. Lester is a good pitcher but that contract has trouble written all over it. Cubs should take a peek at CC Sabathia for a good comparisonl.

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