by Bryan Smith | Mar 10, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on March 10, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Nearly two years after undergoing Tommy John surgery, New York Mets pitcher Zack Wheeler has finally made it back to a big league mound, a spring training mound anyway. Wheeler made his spring debut on Friday, his first...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 10, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on March 10, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Less than three weeks after being told he had beaten cancer, Colorado Rockies starter Chad Bettis has been told that the disease is back. Bettis was diagnosed with testicular cancer in November but given a promising...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 10, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on March 10, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine It’s hard not to feel bad for what happened to the Los Angeles Angels last season. An unfair amount of injuries, particularly to the starting rotation, made it impossible for the Halos to remain competitive. Fortunately,...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 9, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on March 9, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine The Oakland Athletics are officially looking for an opening day starter. The team announced Thursday that ace Sonny Gray is being shut down because of a lat injury. Gray will refrain from any kind of throwing for at least...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 9, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on March 9, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine For the second time this spring, Texas Rangers starting pitcher Andrew Cashner has been shut down after an injury setback. Cashner was shut down earlier this month after experiencing soreness in his biceps. When the pain...
by Bryan Smith | Mar 9, 2017 | Baseball, Bryan Zarpentine, News
Posted on March 9, 2017, by Bryan Zarpentine Last season, the Los Angeles Angels suffered an inordinate amount of injuries to their starting rotation, and things may not be off to a great start in that department in 2017. Lefty Tyler Skaggs has been scratched from his...