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Glavine to See Dr. Andrews On Shoulder
Written by Colin on April 13, 2009 – 3:51 pmTom Glavine was scratched from his AA Mississippi start yesterday with shoulder discomfort after just two innings. He was pulled throwing warmup pitches before the third as a precaution. Obviously this sets him back a little bit – but maybe more than originally thought. He’s scheduled to see Dr. James Andrews Tuesday morning in Birmingham, Alabama. Andrews performed the surgery on Glavine’s shoulder in August of last year and is famous for his proficency with sports surgeries.
Glavine was supposed to start for Atlanta on Saturday – but he won’t make it now. So, with their veteran pitcher down with an injury, the Braves have called up young pitching phenom… wait – Jo-Jo Reyes? Really? Yeah, Jo-Jo will come make the start on Saturday. The obvious thing here is that Jo-Jo is a left-hander and the Braves need a left-handed pitcher in their starting rotation. That said, there are a lot of people clamoring for the young and ridiculously talented Tommy Hanson, who struck out 10 of 13 in his first start at AAA Gwinnett.
There are arguments against using Hanson this early in the season – they want to keep him on a regular pitching schedule and get him his innings and a nice routine – they don’t want to start his arbitration clock yet – they want a lefty right now and Jo-Jo has more major league experience (is bad experience really better than no experience?)
What are your thoughts? Debate it. Is Jo-Jo Reyes (referred to affectionately as Blow-Blow by at least one of our staff) really the answer at this time? Should Tommy Hanson be brought up? Or is Jo-Jo the right call and Hanson needs a little more time to season before he’s ready to pitch?
Tags: Dr. James Andrews, Jo-Jo Reyes, Tom Glavine, Tommy Hanson
Posted in General | 6 Comments »
By RueGrant on Apr 13, 2009 | Reply
News Flash: Previa sightings in Atlanta are on the rise.
Do we learn NOTHING from the past? Geez. Keep Jo-Jo out of the Ted, unless of course he's paying for his seat.
By Alex on Apr 13, 2009 | Reply
I'm sure there is nothing official yet. Glavine hurt his shoulder swinging the bat, not pitching.
By dan from MD on Apr 13, 2009 | Reply
As much as I hate to say it, I think keeping Hanson at AAA right now is for the best. Two quick reason: he needs to pitch regularly and this may be a temporary assignment. If Reyes implodes or its clear Glavine is finished, then I think we should seriously consder bringing him up.
By Jonathan on Apr 13, 2009 | Reply
I'm pretty convinced it's a "when" not an "if" for Reyes imploding. I've given him way too many second chances.
By josh on Apr 14, 2009 | Reply
The way I see it is who gives us the best chance to win? I think we all know the answer to that is Hanson. We will give Jo-Jo his start just to see what he can do but I dont expect much.
By Jonathan on Apr 14, 2009 | Reply
On the bright side, Jo-Jo's start should come against the Pirates. I'd much rather see him out there against them than a division rival.