The Cardinals will place setup man Dominic Leone on the 10-day disabled list with what the team is calling a nerve issue in his right biceps, per Joe Trezza of MLB.com (Twitter links). The team didn’t have enough time following today’s diagnosis to call up a replacement for him, however, so a formal move won’t be made until tomorrow. The St. Louis ’pen already had nine relievers in tow, so the pitching staff won’t be especially short handed even if Leone is unavailable.
As Stu Durando of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch explains, Leone was called upon for a relief appearance last night but felt something unnatural in his biceps while throwing his warmup pitches. After immediately calling for a trainer, he exited without throwing a pitch. “It was something I hadn’t felt before and I was concerned,” said Leone. “I didn’t want to put a bad product on the field. I didn’t want to mess with it and potentially hurt myself worse or be ineffective.” It’s not yet clear how long Leone will be out of action at this time, though the Cards figure to have further updates before the weekend is up.
Here’s more out of St. Louis…
- While many Cards fans were skeptical of the team’s two-year, $15.5MM deal with righty Miles Mikolas this offseason, but the 29-year-old has gone a long way toward proving his doubters wrong with a 2.70 ERA and a 31-to-2 K/BB ratio through his first 40 innings back in the Majors. Mikolas chatted with the Post-Dispatch’s Derrick Goold about the Cardinals’ offseason pursuit of him, revealing that the division-rival Cubs were also in pursuit of his services before they “cooled of” and eventually struck up a deal with Tyler Chatwood. “I guess they didn’t want me that bad,” said Mikolas of the Cubs. “I guess they thought it would be more fun facing me than having me on their staff. They figured they’d take their chances.”
- Adam Wainwright tells reporters that he’s lined up to make a rehab start with the Cardinals’ Double-A affiliate on Monday (Twitter link via Trezza). The veteran has been out since April 22 with inflammation in his right elbow but could seemingly return to the club in the near future if all goes well in Springfield. The 36-year-old posted a 3.45 ERA in 15 2/3 innings to open the season but also turned in an ugly 12-to-8 K/BB ratio and hit a pair of batters in that time, demonstrating questionable control. That said, with both Wainwright and top prospect Alex Reyes nearing returns from the disabled list, the Cardinals are on the verge of adding some significant depth to the pitching staff.
I was really intrigued with Mikolas. You don’t really know what to expect with guys who struggled in NA but then thrived in Asia
Yeah, but guys like Mikolas and Thames are starting to prove that you can legitimately improve your game playing over there. Thames learned how to hit and lay off breaking pitches, while Mikolas learned control.
Mikolas also added velocity. All of his pitches have a couple of more mph on them since he came back, and just a couple of extra ticks in velocity can really help a pitcher (just ask Lance Lynn). See here: brooksbaseball.net/velo.php?player=571945&b_h…|SI|FC|CU|SL|CS|KN|CH|FS|SB&time=year&minmax=ci&var=mph&s_type=2&startDate=03/30/2007&endDate=05/05/2018
Also, Ryan Vogelsong and Colby Lewis already proved a pitcher could remake themselves over there. The problem isn’t that nobody hasn’t done it; it’s that it hasn’t been a consistent thing. yet.
Looks like he went to a winner. So glad the cubs window has slammed shut. Things getting back to normal!
Rooting against the Cubs takes precedence over rooting for the Cardinals for you. Sad!
it’s possible to do both, and like it. there’s been times where i liked most of the players on a team, yet didn’t like the team. yankees, for instance, during the jeter days
I see your point but 90% of his posts are anti-Cubs. The window is wide open as there are 15 games left between the two teams and a lot of baseball left to be played.
Your kid looked very laughable today. I love how Shannon pronounces your kids name. Hilarious!
Watch more, Doofus.
Who wants to watch some idiot flail around in left field?
themed and his obsession with the Cubs is transparent. I love it, I wish he was a little more clever… a little better at trolling, but I still take his obsession as a compliment. He obviously craves attention, just ignore him and let him continue to make himself look foolish.
Obviously he doesn’t even believe the infantile garbage he is spewing, no need to feed him. The Cubs window is very clearly wide open until AT LEAST 2022, 3 straight NLCS and a WS ring already in the bank and most of these kids haven’t even hit their prime yet.
It has been all good and it will continue to be all good on the Northside for years to come. You know it, the clown troll knows it as does everyone else that follows the game.
Uhh, I thought this was a thread about Cardinals, so who’s trolling, Bryzzothetroller? Go back to your Cub threads and let us dis the Cubs in peace!
Uhhh, this showed up in the CUBS rumors. Perhaps because of the Chatwood mention, soooo not trolling. Like most MLB fans, I couldn’t care less about the Cards. I do visit the Yankees board though… just cuz it’s entertaining.
matheny could have a 25 man bullpen and still overwork his staff
No he doesn’t. You might want to check what Manager has the most wins in baseball since he was hired when you are clueless about bullpen management.
how many world series’s has he won? zero
How many World Series have all managers won? Those things don’t come easy troll
Yadi most likely lost a testi. Out for a month 🙁
Clearly, Mikolas didn’t want to play for the Cubs and isn’t upset by it. Nope. Not one bit. Not. At. All.