Tyler Skaggs

[Oz27]

1 hour ago, Inside Pitch said:

The same team management that went almost a decade without a significant arm injury to a SP?    CJ's bone chips -- had them before coming to Anaheim.   Prior to him.... who?  Tripod?      

Yeah I don't really buy the conspiracy theories. We're very incompetent at managing and foreseeing pitcher elbow injuries but so is every other team. We're just like everybody else.

[AngelsLakersFan]

I know I started a thread on this previously but it's important to consider that Skaggs, Heaney and Tropiano were all acquired via trade - trades we all saw as huge wins for the franchise. Richards very well may only be hurt as bad as Ervin Santana was.

[eligrba4ever]

It's never a good sign when the tight forearm issue comes up. It's seldom "not a biggie." I'll wait for the MRI.

Pittsburgh sat Cole for three weeks and then said he was ready. He went 2 innings and suddenly he's on the 60-day with an elbow issue. Not a good sign.

[Oz27]

27 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I know I started a thread on this previously but it's important to consider that Skaggs, Heaney and Tropiano were all acquired via trade - trades we all saw as huge wins for the franchise. Richards very well may only be hurt as bad as Ervin Santana was.

I think I mentioned this in that very thread ... But some teams have put a lot of time into UCL injury forecasting and I believe the Astros are one of them, so maybe that accounts for them giving up Tropeano for what seemed like not very much (or they really valued Conger's pitch framing). The Dbacks and Marlins aren't exactly model FOs though (unless the Dodgers had that thought about Heaney already) so those ones are harder to explain.

[LooneyPlatoons]

[Angels#1Fan]

52 minutes ago, eligrba4ever said:

 

It's never a good sign when the tight forearm issue comes up. It's seldom "not a biggie." I'll wait for the MRI.

 

I'm afraid you're right.

Hoping for the best.

Anyone hear anything about Skaggs MRI yet?

 

[Chuck]

The MRI on Tyler Skaggs' left forearm revealed no damage to the ulnar collateral ligament.

Skaggs was scheduled to start against the Mariners on Wednesday, but was scratched late Tuesday night due to left forearm tightness. At least for the time being, it appears he might have dodged significant injury. Skaggs underwent Tommy John surgery two seasons ago and even with a clean MRI, it is unlikely he pitches again this season.

[Guest]

6 hours ago, totdprods said:

This happens to a lot of teams. We have just been really lucky for awhile. Rangers, Braves, and Athletics all went through nightmare stretches like this recently too.

You're probably right. But it does make you wonder if the team has bad protocols for preventing/treating UCL injuries. Or maybe the increase in temperatures (heat) is to blame. who knows.

 

edit: never mind. glad Skaggsy is OK.

[eaterfan]

4 hours ago, 19HALO71 said:

I would say, grab the HS pitcher and take control of how many innings they pitch. Kids nowadays play baseball year round and there is no telling how many innings they're throwing. Then you also have to worry about the travel ball coach who is more concerned with winning than the condition of the kids arm. By drafting the HS pitcher, you get them exposed to qualified professionals.

Go Halos!!!

It also really depends on the college program. Some college coaches are having guys throw 300+ pitches a week when conference tournaments start. Some guys will throw 150 pitches on Friday and come back and throw an inning or more on a Sunday.

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

MLB | Tyler Skaggs (forearm) MRI comes up clean - R

[Troll Daddy]

Curious as to how you "might of dodged significant injury". 

[AngelsLakersFan]

now the question is 'why'

Was there a problem with the surgery? 

Is his pitching motion causing excessive stress on the ligament?

Is it simply a little sore from Skaggs not building back his arm strength yet?

[gotbeer]

Didn't exactly come up clean.

CBS Sports: Angels' Tyler Skaggs: Diagnosed with mild pronator strain

Wasn't the last time it was a mild strain, they needed amputation?

[AngelsLakersFan]

Wasn't that what he was diagnosed with before he ended up needing TJ?

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

4 hours ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

I know I started a thread on this previously but it's important to consider that Skaggs, Heaney and Tropiano were all acquired via trade - trades we all saw as huge wins for the franchise. Richards very well may only be hurt as bad as Ervin Santana was.

We drafted Skaggs in the first round in 2009, traded him to Dipoto and the D-Backs and then Dipoto traded him back to the Angels.

[AngelsLakersFan]

Just now, Ace-Of-Diamonds said:

We drafted Skaggs in the first round in 2009, traded him to Dipoto and the D-Backs and then Dipoto traded him back to the Angels.

Reagins traded Skaggs, who then spent 3 years with the Diamond Backs before DiPoto traded for him as Angels GM.

[gotbeer]

8 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Wasn't that what he was diagnosed with before he ended up needing TJ?

Angels put Tyler Skaggs on disabled list because of forearm injury

 

Close.  Flexor Tendon Strain.  Oh wait.  Looking it up on the googs, they are the same.  /sigh

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

5 minutes ago, AngelsLakersFan said:

Reagins traded Skaggs, who then spent 3 years with the Diamond Backs before DiPoto traded for him as Angels GM.

Dipoto was with the D-Backs during that trade. I said we traded him to Dipoto not from Dipoto

[AngelsLakersFan]

2 minutes ago, gotbeer said:

Angels put Tyler Skaggs on disabled list because of forearm injury

 

Close.  Flexor Tendon Strain.  Oh wait.  Looking it up on the googs, they are the same.  /sigh

I WAS RIGHT!!! 

Oh wait. Fuck.

[Billy_Ball]

We got Dan Haren for him!

[AngelsLakersFan]

1 minute ago, Billy_Ball said:

We got Dan Haren for him!

We still could!

[Ohtaniland]

3 hours ago, Troll Daddy said:

Curious as to how you "might of dodged significant injury". 

They dodged another significant injury to the season ticket sales. duh..

[Troll Daddy]

6 minutes ago, CALZONE said:

They dodged another significant injury to the season ticket sales. duh..

It must suck to be a fan of a team you hate. I get the feeling you think the team owes you something and you're still bitter over it. 

 

[Angels#1Fan]

Bingo!!