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MLB.com: [Kelvim] Escobar has right shoulder tear

Angels right-hander Kelvim Escobar disclosed today that he has a tear in his pitching shoulder and is concerned that it is a career-threatening injury. Surgery, he said, is a possibility.

“I’m concerned—I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Escobar told reporters. “I don’t even know if I’ll be able to pitch again.”
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“I’m still young,” he said. “I’ll be 32 in two weeks, but retirement is getting into my head, because it’s hard to rehab. I want to be out there playing, and I’ve done everything I can do to be healthy.”

Escobar will continue to try to strengthen the shoulder with workouts, but he admitted that surgery could be a possibility.

“They would look at it and fix whatever I have,” he said. “But that would take 10 months to recover from. They’re not sure I’d be able to come back after surgery. This could be the end of my career.”

Escobar is in the second year of a three-year, $28.5 million contract.

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1. Halofan Posted: March 26, 2008 at 10:23 PM (#2721204)

from Bruce Hurst of the Press-Enterprise (pe.com):

Escobar said that by April 15, if he cannot throw pain-free, he would seek a second opinion from Dr. David Altchek, who is the New York Mets orthopedic surgeon. If surgery is the last resort, it would cost Escobar at least 10 months, he said. But, not having the supraspinata muscle in the back of his shoulder may force him into retirement.

"They're not sure if I'd be able to come back after surgery because not having that muscle is not going to help me," he said.

I fear a Kendry Morales /Gary Matthews Jr. to the Giants for Zito trade on the horizon...
(they will bench Matthews so he waives his no-trade-clause)

2. Crispix Attacks Posted: March 26, 2008 at 10:29 PM (#2721216)

Sure, Jeff Weaver would listen if the Angels called.

3. rfloh Posted: March 26, 2008 at 10:31 PM (#2721219)

Whoa, he tore his supraspinatus? That's a rotator cuff tear;

4. Halofan Posted: March 26, 2008 at 10:43 PM (#2721236)

RFLOH: worse than that - he was born WITHOUT a supraspinatus muscle.

5. Rough Carrigan

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 10:44 PM (#2721237)

Is Bill Bavasi nodding sagely somewhere?!?

6. rfloh Posted: March 26, 2008 at 10:48 PM (#2721242)

#4

Wait, so what did he tear? I read your excerpt too quickly and got the mistaken impression that they are considering removing the supraspinatus.

7. Jim Wisinski

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 10:58 PM (#2721253)

They don't say what he actually tore but considering the context it would appear to be the labrum or maybe some other part of the rotator cuff.

8. baudib Posted: March 26, 2008 at 11:00 PM (#2721255)

I think we should reconsider Seattle's chances of winning the division.

9. Gambling Rent Czar Posted: March 26, 2008 at 11:08 PM (#2721258)

Seattle should re consider signing Barry Bonds

10. Vaux, A.B.D. Posted: March 26, 2008 at 11:19 PM (#2721267)

I think (hope) we should reconsider Oakland's chances. How wonderful would it be if Harden stayed healthy and they won it?

11. James Darnell's #1 Fan Posted: March 26, 2008 at 11:22 PM (#2721269)

You should have stopped at "Harden stayed healthy"... That's a long shot on itself.

12. baudib Posted: March 26, 2008 at 11:27 PM (#2721273)

No, Oakland has no shot.

13. Crispix Attacks Posted: March 26, 2008 at 11:29 PM (#2721276)

How wonderful would it be if Harden stayed healthy, they were near the top of the division in July, and they signed Barry Bonds and won it?

14. Hello Rusty Kuntz, Goodbye Rusty Cars Posted: March 26, 2008 at 11:40 PM (#2721280)

How wonderful would it be if Harden stayed healthy, they were near the top of the division in July, and they signed Barry Bonds and won it?

It would be more wonderful if they traded for Willie McGee and Harold Baines.

15. Crispix Attacks Posted: March 26, 2008 at 11:42 PM (#2721282)

Wow, the new, broad meaning of the word "trade" has already spread to here from the Saltamaskgs thread.

16. AROM Posted: March 26, 2008 at 11:53 PM (#2721289)

How wonderful would it be if Harden stayed healthy, they were near the top of the division in July, and they signed Barry Bonds and won it?

I think a vacation in Guantanamo Bay would be more enjoyable. Maybe volunteer work as a mine field clearer in Afghanistan would be fun. Watching Bonds win in Oakland would be my worst personal hell.

17. Vaux, A.B.D. Posted: March 26, 2008 at 11:54 PM (#2721290)

How wonderful would it be if Harden stayed healthy, they were near the top of the division in July, and they signed Barry Bonds and won it?

Even better!

18. ...and Toronto selects: Troy Tulowitzki Posted: March 26, 2008 at 11:56 PM (#2721292)

Good thing Oakland didn't trade Haren and Swisher this past offseason.

19. A triple short of the cycle

Posted: March 26, 2008 at 11:57 PM (#2721293)

I think (hope) we should reconsider Oakland's chances. How wonderful would it be if Harden stayed healthy and they won it?

Please stick to the narrative Vaux. According to the experts it is impossible.

20. A triple short of the cycle

Posted: March 27, 2008 at 12:03 AM (#2721294)

The A's have a guy already at Barry's position. He hit 147 OPS+ last season, for the major league minimum salary. I don't see the A's throwing $10 million at Barry to post slightly better rates as a part-time only player.

21. Crispix Attacks Posted: March 27, 2008 at 12:22 AM (#2721304)

We'll see if Cust can keep that up while striking out 230 times.

Besides, the guy at Bonds's position is actually Emil Brown.

22. shattnering his Dominicano G Strings on that Mound Posted: March 27, 2008 at 12:28 AM (#2721310)

Always loved the A's: lost the last of my milk-teeth watching skinny McGwire (alright that's a bit of an exaggeration, but it sounds nice doesn't it...?). And I would love it if the A's found a place for Bonds. Beane is so good at locating undervalued commodities. Especially those with upside. Is there currently a more undervalued commodity, with more upside, than Barry Lamar Bonds...? I can't help but thin kthere could be a way to get both Cust and Bonds plenty of PAs.

23. A triple short of the cycle

Posted: March 27, 2008 at 12:30 AM (#2721311)

Barry ought not to be playing the outfield at this point. His position is DH.

Anyhow, condolences to the Angels fans. It's no fun losing your best players to injury.

24. jamcadbury Posted: March 27, 2008 at 02:44 AM (#2721375)

Don't forget those gritty Rangers!

25. Russlan will never be fond of Jason Bay Posted: March 27, 2008 at 03:21 AM (#2721392)

I think the Mariners are going to win the AL West.

26. Walt Davis Posted: March 27, 2008 at 03:29 AM (#2721393)

I think the Mariners are going to win the AL West.

I think sometime around mid-August, when the AL West is 5-167 against the rest of the AL (granted 45-0 against the NL) and the Yankees are floundering behind the Sox, Indians and Tigers, Bud Selig will announce that there will be no AL West winner but instead a 2nd wild card.

27. akrasian Posted: March 27, 2008 at 04:19 AM (#2721416)

I think sometime around mid-August, when the AL West is 5-167 against the rest of the AL

So, they're going to go 4-166 the rest of the way?

Because Oakland just split against the defending champs, and looked pretty good doing it.

(and yes, I recognize hyperbole - but I suspect the AL West will surprise a lot of people this season).

28. baudib Posted: March 27, 2008 at 04:21 AM (#2721418)

It's still early.

29. rfloh Posted: March 27, 2008 at 07:38 AM (#2721467)

Barry ought not to be playing the outfield at this point. His position is DH.

Emil Brown ought not to be playing the outfield at this point. His position is AAA filler.

30. Phil Coorey. Posted: March 27, 2008 at 09:48 AM (#2721472)

His position is AAA filler.

To learn how to run the bases...

31. Shooty: Applying to be Fearless Leader

Posted: March 27, 2008 at 11:19 AM (#2721478)

Emil Brown ought not to be playing the outfield at this point. His position is AAA filler.

He can hit lefties. There's a place for him on an MLB roster.

And, to second Clash, condolences to the Angels. It's more fun if teams stay healthy and you see them at their best.

32. rfloh Posted: March 27, 2008 at 12:01 PM (#2721488)

There's a place for him on an MLB roster.

Fine. Emil Brown ought not to be playing the outfield at this point. His position is MLB roster filler.

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