Taijuan Walker scratched from Tacoma Start for "Shoulder Stiffness"

[cezero]

goodie

 

[NWinAZ]

Mariners prospect Danny Hultzen diagnosed with left rotator cuff strain

D.J. Short
Apr 27, 2013, 10:50 AM EDT




AP Mariners prospect left-hander Danny Hultzen was scratched from Thursday’s scheduled start with Triple-A Tacoma after he had trouble getting loose. And now we know why.
The Mariners announced last night that Hultzen was diagnosed with a left rotator cuff strain and inflammation. He’s expected to rest and rehab his shoulder for the next two weeks before being reevaluated.


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2 weeks shy of last years announcement at this time.

 

[cezero]

yeah, same exact phrase was used for walker tonight

couldn't get loose

yikes

 

[SeattleCoug]

Add Blake Beavan to the list for what its worth. I guess thats why he was pulled after 4 innings

 

[Logicallylethal]

Iwak, Paxton, Walker, Hultzen, Beavan, Pryor all injured

This Walker set back probably hurts more than any loss we've received this year

 

[seahawksfan234]

Not much more to say other than that this really is a killer. Hope they handle it well and don't rush him back.

 

[NWinAZ]

I saw some writer penned an article that relates the number of season ending injuries to the increased drug testing. Does make you pause and reflect on it.

I am not sure if it is better or worse that Walker was scratched while never throwing a pitch in warmups. He couldn't get loose while in the training room.

 

[gowazzu02]

Can I chicken little now?

 

[unlvmariners]

My instincts say this is a more serious injury than first assessed. Walker is a huge piece to the future of the team. No need to rush him here.

As soon as this injury happened I thought of the Hultzen injury and how similar both of these seem.

 

[seahawksfan234]

I can't remember the last time the Mariners had so many injuries to their starting rotation. Each one of the "Big 3" is injured currently. Extremely unfortunate.

 

[SeattleCoug]

I can't remember the last time the Mariners had so many injuries to their starting rotation. Each one of the "Big 3" is injured currently. Extremely unfortunate.

The crazy thing is the starting pitching has still been really good even with all these injuries. Its just that we unfortunately have to watch the same offensive results we have been seeing for 5 years. But yeah pitching injuries have been popping up all over baseball, really unfortunate. I don't think there is a position in sports that is more fragile then a major league starting pitcher.

 

[NWinAZ]

47m[/ame] [URL="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Mariners&src=hash"]#Mariners GM Jack Zduriencik says RHP Taijuan Walker has a "right shoulder impingement" and will be shut down for two weeks.

 

[SeattleCoug]

So he got shut down for a week about a month ago in Spring. Getting Shutdown for two weeks likely means he has to start his rehab completely over and it will take longer to recover then the 1st time. Seems like mid June is best case scenario at this point.

 

[cezero]

impingement may not sound serious, but it's really not good

 

[Banned 10x]

Can I chicken little now?

soon wazzu, soon....