Z's Rehab start

by DC Cubbie on May 17, 2009 12:20 PM CDT Comment 30 comments

looks like its off to rough start, through 1 inning he has allowed 2 runs, 2 walks, and 3 hits. Not sure how important the results are in terms of him being activated for next Friday, hopefully he can have a couple good inning after this. Given Wells performance so far, might be advisable to let him get in two starts rather then rush him back before he is sharp. Thoughts?

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2nd inning

Z retired them in order, good to see.

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by DC Cubbie on May 17, 2009 12:25 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

is his on mlb.tv?

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by Bricks and Ivy on May 17, 2009 12:28 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

no im following it here

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?sid=milb&t=g_box&gid=2009_05_17_dbcafa_dunafa_1

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by DC Cubbie on May 17, 2009 12:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

and if you go here

you can follow the play-by-play.

Zambrano walked the first two batters he faced (a little overexcited, perhaps?). Daytona failed to turn 2 double plays that would have prevented runners from scoring (they both scored on singles) – now I don’t know how well the balls were hit, but presumably Zambrano could have gotten out of the 1st with 0 or 1 runs in the inning.

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by Trey2317 on May 17, 2009 12:45 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

thanks, looks like is settling down a bit now

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by DC Cubbie on May 17, 2009 12:55 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

no worries

thanks for the fanpost about this – I probably would have forgotten to check in about it.

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by Trey2317 on May 17, 2009 1:02 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I hope it goes well

but this is EXACTLY why I did not want Wells sent down. You need to be as sure as you can that Z is back before you send Wells down since he would not be able to come right back.

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by Doggie Stalker on May 17, 2009 12:30 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

Wells won't be sent down.

Ascanio will, especially after today.

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by Al on May 17, 2009 5:01 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was not suggesting he should but others had

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by Doggie Stalker on May 17, 2009 6:16 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Really?

Wells has pitched very well and has earned the right to stay, whether as a starter or reliever.

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by Al on May 17, 2009 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wouldn’t be surprised if Wells stays in the rotation with Marshall going to the pen. Marshall obviously doesn’t deserve to lose his slot but they need lefty.

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by cubstoseriesby100 on May 18, 2009 1:18 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Ascanio was trying his hardest to get sent down with that performance.

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by SackMan on May 18, 2009 11:21 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

He missed the food in Iowa ?

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by Doggie Stalker on May 18, 2009 3:52 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Um...

Z just got smoked

by gizmo6d9 on May 17, 2009 1:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

yeah, based on tis , I wouldn't mind see him getting one more start down on the farm

I’m sure Z won’t want to do it though

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by DC Cubbie on May 17, 2009 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

I thought he wasn't going to hustle anymore

He seemed to get to the showers pretty quickly!

by gizmo6d9 on May 17, 2009 1:07 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's probably going to depend more how his leg feels after a start or two.

by DudeVf11 on May 17, 2009 2:38 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

So professional baseball at minor league level uses DH or is this like the equivalent of the AL for the minors?

by DudeVf11 on May 17, 2009 2:40 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

How did I know this would happen?

How did I know everyone would overreact over a minor league rehab start?

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by cubstoseriesby100 on May 17, 2009 2:50 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs

calm down, who is overreacting

you think its not possible he might need one more start to get sharp?

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by DC Cubbie on May 17, 2009 2:59 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

You're right

What he did is a good thing and we should start him tomorrow

by gizmo6d9 on May 17, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

If he's physically ready to pitch in the majors, he'll be back up

Rehab starts aren’t about results.

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by Shanghai Badger on May 17, 2009 4:38 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

But...

There should be a little concern about being lit up by some minor league bats. Guys who aren’t MLB ready and have never seen him pitch before.

by gizmo6d9 on May 17, 2009 4:46 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

guys he has never seen befoer

and likely Z was not mixing pitches as much as he will up here. he likely went out, threw 30 fast balls, 30 curves, then sat (so to speak) which is common on a rehab start (or first ST start)

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 17, 2009 7:04 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Why?

I doubt he was doing anything more than focusing on his mechanics and making sure he felt ready. He doesn’t need to earn his way back to the rotation.

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by Shanghai Badger on May 17, 2009 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Exactly.

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by dat cubfan daver on May 18, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Never, never, never

judge a pitcher’s rehab appearance by the numbers of runs he allowed. Pitchers on rehab assignments are not trying to get batters out. Believe me, they’re not. They’re working on their pitches and seeing if they are pain free. Sometimes they’ll throw the same pitch in the same location many times in a row. Any minor leaguer can hit it if they know what’s coming.

The number of walks are a little worrisome, but if the Big Z said he felt well and felt his pitches were doing what he wanted them to do, there is no need to pay any attention to this.

by Josh77 on May 17, 2009 7:51 PM CDT reply actions 5 recs

+10 and rec'd.

Everyone please read this.

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by dat cubfan daver on May 18, 2009 10:44 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

i think three of us have said this

in different words. Great Minds?

baseball is a game of outs......pop out, ground out, line out, pitch out, strike out, fly out, and Fox and Bud's favorite black out

by Cubbie-Tim on May 18, 2009 11:36 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs

Same is true in Spring Training

I remember just freaking out at a Maddux spring training start but he was fine when the season started. A lot of pitchers like to test things out in Spring Training and the veterans know they don’t have to worry about a roster spot.

"I daydream just like everybody else, I just do it with my body facing the field, so everybody thinks I'm paying attention."- Greg Maddux

by Doggie Stalker on May 18, 2009 3:54 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs