Friday, August 31, 2007

Erik Bedard hurting

From Baseball Prospectus:
So Erik Bedard has been pitching hurt, huh? You could have fooled the batters he's been dominating for the last few weeks. Bedard admitted that his oblique had been sore for "three or four weeks," manager Dave Trembley said. While the injury is not considered serious, Bedard is going to miss his next start. He'd likely go to the DL, one source says, were it not for the impending roster expansion (yes, I'm getting tired of typing it, too). At this stage in the season, there's no good reason to push Bedard at all. He's proven that there's still some pixie dust in Leo Mazzone's touch and that he's one good piece for Andy MacPhail to build around in Baltimore. That's enough for most medical staffs to get very cautious in order to prevent that mild oblique strain from becoming anything worse down the line.
This is not good news for Max. His top two starters are nursing injuries going into the Series.

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