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Nathan has torn elbow ligament
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:31 pm
by PurpleMustReign
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring201 ... id=4978634
Nathan has a torn ulnar collateral ligament and will decide whether to have surgery within two weeks, the team said. The Minneapolis Star Tribune first reported the injury.
YIKES, that hurts... It sounds like Rausch or Guerrier could close. I would rather have Nathan at 100% than for him to try to pitch through it. He was not nearly the force with his bone chips than before he had the injury last season.
Re: Nathan has torn elbow ligament
Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:47 am
by DeeEss57
PurpleMustReign wrote:http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring201 ... id=4978634
YIKES, that hurts... It sounds like Rausch or Guerrier could close. I would rather have Nathan at 100% than for him to try to pitch through it. He was not nearly the force with his bone chips than before he had the injury last season.
This is really devastating for the Twins. I hope whoever they put in the closer role will be able to do the job.
Dawn
Re: Nathan has torn elbow ligament
Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:08 am
by HornedMessiah
Just when things were starting to look freakin' great for the Twins this year...this has to happen. ####!
It's not the end of the world, but still....
Neshek is another option to close. Hopefully he's fully recovered from his surgery.
On the bright side...if Nathan has to sit all year and we have to find a different closer...maybe the new guy won't be a choker in the playoffs!
Re: Nathan has torn elbow ligament
Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 3:07 pm
by tvikes555
Yea its sounding like tommy john will be needed....Joe you will be sorely missed by all...Get well and hopefully you recover 100%...raush will fill the void for now.Hope to see Liriano get back to where he was a few years ago as well.By the way the greatest game ive ever seen on tv..twins vs tigers last year for the marbles in the central.