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chrisc
maybe the extra rest with the all-star game will help some.
metseventually 2
Yeah, a start or two in the minors in addition will help clear his head too.
tsoguy
I’m no expert but I’ve had this diagnoses for more then 2 years. Not a pitcher, not a doctor, no big league money. Grain of salt. Yadda Yadda.
Rest is very rarely going to fix or improve Thoracic Outlet Syndrome..
It’s a bundle of nerves, an artery and a vein that get pinched off somewhere between the neck and shoulder. It typically appears over time so a lot of people don’t know they have it right away. It’s the ulnar nerve that gets pinched so you’ll most likely see the middle, ring and pinky fingers have more numbing/tingling symptoms then anywhere else.
Treatment is normally therapy to loosen the muscles that are causing the compression, which is fine if you can actually figure out where and why it’s getting pinched. There’s a lot of stuff in there that can go wrong. I’d expect a lot of time with team doctors and therapists trying to release and decompress everything from the neck to the chest to the shoulder. Treatment can be like pealing an onion for some, fix one thing and find the next issues in layers.
Positive results from surgery for TSO is not a sure thing. If you can pinpoint something on the MRI/x-rays like an abnormal bone growth that needs to be decompressed that might be a candidate for surgery. If I was the Mets I’d be scared to just throw him under the knife without a clear reason.
This has to be a Bad Thing for pitchers, but mostly recoverable and temporary. He could make a full recovery rather quickly if it’s addressed properly. And since he’s worth millions I imagine it will be.
If it’s not TSO then your guess is as good as mine. Honestly even if it IS TSO your guess is as good as mine.
man that’s long. sorry for the novel folks.
bbgods
Is Ynoa ready to start in the majors?
Yamsi12
Overrated.
Ravens_Last_Place
Definitely. This guy is a mess mentally and physically. I’m sure the Mets will want to rid themselves of him but good luck finding a taker who will give up something good. Harvey is always injured and a head case.
metseventually 2
Always injured? He had Tommy John Surgery and now has shoulder discomfort. If you think a team won’t take him you’re out of your mind.
11Bravo
Ummmm he’s 27 and has had TJ surgery and now this. ANY elbow or shoulder injury is cause for concern no matter how high profile the pitcher is. Teams will want him just simply because he’s Matt Harvey but he’s certainly not worth a blue chip prospect.
Ravens_Last_Place
Oh some one would take him. But they wouldn’t give up nearly as much as they would a few years ago. His value has steadily gone down each season. Plus he seems like a head case and has said dumb things in the past. Unless the Mets get real and unload him for about 2 mid-level prospects or 1 MLB player (average to slightly above average everyday player), they will not find a taker.
staypuft
Don’t feed the troll. This Ravens guy is always trolling the NBA rumors trying to rustle jimmies.
ThorsHammer34
Always injured? I guess you haven’t paid attention to his career. This is his second injury bud
11Bravo
Only his second injury but his second injury to his throwing arm. First elbow and now the shoulder. Might only be two injuries but fairly significant injuries for a pitcher.
cubsfan2489
You’re a moron. Go cheer for your Ravens and stay away from everything trade rumors!
halos101
how? look at his past stats… rough first half but cmon he’s not overrated because of it
sigurd 2
There is a typo in the second to last paragraph – it says “cub’s key area of strength”.
Ravens_Last_Place
LOL!
Ironman_4life
What a pansy !!!
TheMichigan
Pansy? I know he may be constantly injured but a pansy? He has TOS, which is pretty painful if not treated correctly, Phil Hughes just went down for the season with this. I doubt having a painful syndrome, then going on the DL qualifies to help alleviate said syndrome as being a “pansy”
theprisoner1958
Th Mets, who disregarded the doctor’s advice on innings for Harvey last year, better hope they didn’t screw things up. They also better be careful with Thor and matz bone spurs.
jleve618
Well first it’s an entirely different part of the arm. Second, courts still in recess about having a hard cap on innings after tj anyway. If you’re gonna look at it, why not go down to total pitches, because I remember in the middle of the whole debacle last year they broke it down and he only threw like 3/4 as many pitches compared to the league average per inning. High stress inning would be a better measure as well. Third, I think the whole inning thing last year was more a work of Boras more than anything else.
staypuft
I don’t get the whole innings cap thing. If a guy struggles through 5 stressful innings at 100 pitches, isn’t that as difficult (or more) than the 100 through 7? Why not go by pitches thrown instead?
hodor 3
I believe they figure there’s an average “X” amount of pitches thrown per inning, thus they continue to go by that rather than saying a pitcher’s ceiling is limited by the number of throws.
Jeff Todd
That tends to even out over time – some stressful, some easy innings – so it kind of balances out. Regardless, the innings are just a guide. There has to be some assessment along the lines of what you’re suggesting, not to mention a more subjective look at the mechanics, approach, etc.
Bottom line, though, is that nobody has pushed a guy returning from TJ as hard as the Mets did with Harvey last year. If anything, a qualitative assessment of his innings would probably show added concern since he was throwing high leverage innings (postseason) when he was already past typical usage.
resident
I kind of like what I have seen in Robbles when he has pitched in extended relief. Just a thought but ….?
bravosfan4life
As a braves fan HAHA
MB923
Season ending surgery