Josh Beckett's Future (or Lack Thereof)

[HammerDown]

This guy might really be done.

A three-time All-Star and two-time World Series champion, Beckett said he has felt various degrees of numbness in his pitching hand over the last four to five weeks. The condition worsened as Beckett tried to work his way back from a groin injury that landed him on the disabled list on May 15. That prompted him to undergo a 90-minute MRI exam, the results of which will be reviewed Monday by a nerve specialist in Dallas.

"I'm concerned," said Beckett, 33. "I've never dealt with anything like this for this amount of time. We'll just have to see what happens there."

Dodgers get more bad medical news on Matt Kemp and Josh Beckett - latimes.com

 

[BigDDude]

This guy might really be done.



Dodgers get more bad medical news on Matt Kemp and Josh Beckett - latimes.com

Yep. He might be DONE done with this issue.

"Any time something like that happens to your arm or you start losing feeling and stuff … you think about it for sure," Beckett said. "I don't really want to think like that right now. I want to think about figuring out a way to deal with this."

"I'm concerned," said Beckett, 33. "I've never dealt with anything like this for this amount of time. We'll just have to see what happens there."

 

[HammerDown]

A bunch of posts on MLB Trade Rumors tonight.

Josh Beckett is battling "some kind of nerve thing" but won't require surgery, Mattingly tells reporters. Beckett's possible return didn't "feel like it's around the corner," according to the Dodgers manager (links are to Dylan Hernandez's Twitter account). Beckett has battled numbness in his pitching hand and was considering retirement due to the problem.

More here...

 

[Villain]

Beckett opted for surgery, is gone for the year, and the only reason why he hasn't retired is because he's going to be raking in a multi-million dollar paycheck to be a very bad pitcher next season.

 

[OutlawImmortal]

2/3 ain't bad for the trade.

 

[HammerDown]

2/3 ain't bad for the trade.

Beckett has been a liability and Crawford is dispensable. They ended up paying way too much money IMO.

 

[Villain]

2/3 ain't bad for the trade.

Punto has been a solid contributor all year.

 

[HammerDown]

 

[OutlawImmortal]

Punto has been a solid contributor all year.

You're right Villain, Punto helped keep our head above water. 3/4 ain't bad then.

EDIT: Ouch, sounds painful Hammer.