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Written by wrigleyville
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Sunday, 11 May 2008 |
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That's right: Mark Prior is "experiencing shoulder discomfort." And just in time to finally put to rest those pie-in-the-sky June 1 expectations (though, to be fair, those were long gone anyway):
"I think you can call it a setback," San Diego manager Bud Black said, "but we'll know more [Sunday]."
Odd, these things were never called "setbacks" when Prior was in Chicago. The Cubs always were just acting out of caution and always, but always expected him back soon.
For a full review of Mark Prior's injuries - and to see the natural life cycle of a Prior injury - please visit our posts on his RotoTimes injury notes for 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Oh, and as a reminder, the oracle Phil Rogers lectured us all in February that it was a mistake to let Prior go:
If you're a Cub fan, however, you don't have to love the first news bulletin coming out of the San Diego Padres' camp: Mark Prior is pain-free and throwing well.
Yes, it's February, so it doesn't mean what it would if this were late March.
But I watched Prior throw with the Cubs on the first day of the spring training two years ago and it was clear something was wrong. He could barely play catch while the other pitchers long-tossed. He wound up being sidelined by shoulder problems which eventually led to surgery, the only one he had during his troubled stay with the Cubs.
I have been in the minority of those who felt the Cubs made a mistake by cutting their ties to Prior in December. Those feelings are even stronger now.
If Prior can get himself right, he has the potential to fill one of the team's biggest needs -- a No. 2 starter behind Carlos Zambrano. The Cubs could have invested another $3 million in Prior -- and, yes, hundreds of man hours by trainers and coaches -- and given themselves the possibility that he could follow Zambrano in a playoff rotation. General Manager Jim Hendry picked the exit ramp instead, and this could prove to be a very bad decision, even if Prior was going to leave as a free agent after 2008.
Really, Phil? How are those "feelings" now?Labels: Chicago Cubs, Fragile Things, Mark Prior, San Diego Padres
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