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Soriano’s Elbow Sends Him to DL
Written by Colin on April 9, 2008 – 10:52 pmRafael Soriano went to the 15-day disabled list with elbow tendonitis today, clearing room for Chuck James to come off the DL and promptly give up six runs in three innings tonight against the Rockies.
Soriano has had issues with his elbow on and off all spring. He didn’t pitch for the first few games of spring training because his arm was bothering him. And his elbow troubles aren’t new – he missed most of 2004 and 2005 with Seattle after Tommy John surgery. Bobby has used him in a limited number of games (only pitched in 4 innings), but he’s still having issues with the arm.
It’s better to get him on the DL now than it is to let him languish on later in the season. We need him healthy during the heart of the season, and if that means missing him for 15 games now, we’ll take it.
In the meantime, I think we’ll see Manny Acosta as the temporary closer. He’s been good in spots this spring – a couple bad outings (like the home opener), but all spring has looked pretty good out of the bullpen.
Tags: Disabled List, Injuries, Manny Acosta, Rafael Soriano
Posted in Injuries | 2 Comments »
By Jonathan on Apr 10, 2008 | Reply
I don’t really want to see Acosta in the closer role. I’d much rather see Moylan playing the role of closer or even a setup closer throwing the 8th and 9th of some games. I don’t know, I’m not completely sold on Manny yet.
Hopefully Soriano won’t have this issue off and on all season. We need a stable bullpen as we’ve learned in the past couple of years.
By Jonathan on Feb 2, 2009 | Reply
I don't really want to see Acosta in the closer role. I'd much rather see Moylan playing the role of closer or even a setup closer throwing the 8th and 9th of some games. I don't know, I'm not completely sold on Manny yet.
Hopefully Soriano won't have this issue off and on all season. We need a stable bullpen as we've learned in the past couple of years.