Right-handed reliever Roy Corcoran is being placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained neck. The injury is retroactive to April 29th, meaning he's eligible to come off on May 14.
A strained neck? Well, okay then. We have a lefty now in the pen
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I 100% believe this.
Aaron Campeau - April 30, 2009
At least it's creative.
A new way!
Matthew - April 30, 2009
I'm just happy they were able to get him off the roster without having to expose him to waivers.
Whatever works.
Aaron Campeau - April 30, 2009
Did we ever figure out if he had options left?
I know there was talk during Spring Training of him being less than secure in making the bullpen out of Peoria and I feel like the local media would have tossed in a nugget about losing him to waivers on those stories.
Matthew - April 30, 2009
I guess I assumed he didn't because they were going the suckitis route.
I have no idea how to find out.
Aaron Campeau - April 30, 2009
I bet Dave Cameron would know.
JI - April 30, 2009
He's out of options
Contract purchased in ‘03, optioned in ’03, optioned in ’04, DFA’d in ’04, contract purchased in ’06, optioned in ’06, outrighted in ’06, contract purchased in ’08, optioned in ’08
I’m not sure why he qualified for the fourth option, honestly. But, no one gets five, so he’s definitely done.
davidcameron - April 30, 2009
I'm a genius.
JI - April 30, 2009
He was optioned in 2003, 2004 and 2007
So no.
Corco - April 30, 2009
er what Dave said
Corco - April 30, 2009
Felix was probably wringing it after Corco blew the shutout.
abender20 - April 30, 2009
I approve of this theory.
Goose - April 30, 2009
I wonder how he strained his neck.
JI - April 30, 2009
Mud
Graham MacAree - April 30, 2009
I was going for a fellatio joke but I suppose this will do.
JI - April 30, 2009
I saw him kiss Cesar Jimenez on the neck during PFP at Spring Training this year.
Vatinius - April 30, 2009
You had to be there to understand this joke.
Fin - April 30, 2009
With Jimenez due back in the near future, does this mean Vargas is just up for a quicky?
abender20 - April 30, 2009
Jimenez doesn't really count as a lefty.
He pitches off his changeup.
Matthew - April 30, 2009
Depends on Tyler Johnson's timeline
Graham MacAree - April 30, 2009
We have too many pitchers on the ML roster as it is
JI - April 30, 2009
For some reason it seems like Jason Vargas has been around forever.
Goose - April 30, 2009
He must've strained it while hanging his head in shame
OlSalty - April 30, 2009
Good thing we didn't call up another position player.
Rollo Tomasi - April 30, 2009
Those pussies are always just getting hurt anyway
Matthew - April 30, 2009
There is no such thing as too much depth at any one position.
CapSea - April 30, 2009
He must have been trying to turn himself into an Ostrich after seeing Jak's results
Fett42 - April 30, 2009
Either that or Bedard strangled him
Fett42 - April 30, 2009
This is not an open thread.
Matthew - April 30, 2009
sorry, delete.
CapSea - April 30, 2009
S'ok, it's hidden.
It’s certainly worthy of talking about, just I’d prefer not in here. That’s why we have fanposts.
Matthew - April 30, 2009
My bad.
Fanpost forthcoming.
Goose - April 30, 2009
In the comments of his USSM post,
Dave suggests that Vargas may actually be a decent back end starter with stuff similar to Washburn and better stufff (or perhaps different skills) than RRS. Is this something we should be expecting/watching for, interested in, hoping for, etc.?
CapSea - April 30, 2009
I'd watch for his FB velocity, his last stint in the big leagues it was down near the mid 80s.
If it’s back to the high 80s, pushing 90, he could be of some use. I don’t know much beyond that since I don’t have scouting reports.
Matthew - April 30, 2009
Too much playing in the mud I guess.
Fin - April 30, 2009
Welcome
I now have a reason to link to my photos of Jason Vargas before his start v. Sacto.
By the way, his FB velocity is in the high 80s, generally not touching 90. He uses his change a lot, around 80-79 or so, and he has a big slow curve that he threw once in the start I saw (73mph). Decent command, but there’s nothing eye-popping about his stuff… he does top out at a 4-5th starter.
As for what to look for, I’d want to see if he can get LHB/RHB out equally – if he’s got a slider/change working equally, or if he’s going to be slotted into the loogy role by default. Might also be interesting to see if he gets a decent velo. boost by working out of the pen… if he’s in the 90-91 range consistently, that’s something.
marc w - April 30, 2009
Flickr's user interface still pisses the shit out of me.
appleshampoo - May 1, 2009
Nice pics though
appleshampoo - May 1, 2009
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