Frandsen can’t handle shortstop, meaning, what, exactly?
Another pitcher shows that, of all things, our pitchers aren’t the least bit ready for the season to begin.
And, adding injury to insult, now we learn that Noah Lowry needs surgery and could miss the start of the season, at least.
…. San Francisco Giants pitcher Noah Lowry will have surgery on his left forearm Friday after a recent bout of wildness and is probably out until the end of April.
Lowry was the Giants’ top winner with a 14-8 record last season. The lefty had trouble throwing strikes this spring and the team sent him back to the Bay Area to be examined by a hand specialist.The Giants said Thursday that Lowry was diagnosed with exertional compartment syndrome. According to MayoClinic.com, it is “an exercise-induced neuromuscular condition that causes pain, swelling and sometimes even disability in affected muscles of the legs or arms” and seems to affect primarily athletes in their 20s.
Wow. Hey, Sabean, you have any idea what’s going on, right now?
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[...] John wrote a fantastic post today on “…. Bad news Giants”Here’s ONLY a quick extractSan Francisco Giants pitcher Noah Lowry will have surgery on his left forearm Friday after a recent bout of wildness and is probably out until the end of April. Lowry was the Giants’ top winner with a 14-8 record last season. … [...]
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Good thing they refused to trade Lowry.
yeah, I mean, there are good shortstops and bad shortstops, but how bad could he be? I think there’s great high-level debate (said with some cynicism) about what to do with Durham – if he hits .300 with 15 homers by the AllStarbreak, is there anyone who would really want him?
Got the baseball prospectus yearbook thing the other day… not a pretty picture for them Giants. They’re pretty critical of the team throwing away money on free agents – pointing out that Bonds’ salary really has nothing to do with “our payroll is too high to get A-plus free agents”. I think that’s really showing up with all the “what the hell do we do with them” veterans. The last home-grown Giant to make the all-star team was Royce Clayton in ‘88. What a legacy.
Sounds like every team had a much lower opinion of Lowry than Sabean – seems to me that if you can’t trade a guy for what you want, maybe you’re asking too much? Sad sad state of affairs that Righetti apparently had no idea that Lowry was injured. I really have to wonder if he should be gone. Bochy seems pretty harmless (with all the pros and cons of that), but Righetti… the last the team needs is for him to ruin Cain or Lincecum. or Sanchez. or anybody else.
Methinks, in response to the column, that what is happening is the chickens coming home to roost. Not looking so good once the “distraction” was shown the door. I think Sabean owes his job to that distraction.
doesnt help that they keep moving kfran from 2nd to ss to 3rd
didnt they learn last season that he will never be a utility guy?
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