MRI Results are in for Braves Starter Jair Jurrjens
by gondeee on Feb 17, 2010 10:56 AM EST
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Excellent news for Braves fans after the scare two days ago of the news that rotation stalwart Jair Jurrjens was heading to Atlanta for an MRI on his shoulder. Mark Bowman reports that the news is good:
Count Jair Jurrjens among the many members of the Braves family who gained a sense of relief on Wednesday morning, when MRI results showed that he isn't dealing with any structural damage in his right shoulder.
He goes on to say that he should begin throwing again in a few days, meaning he won't be too far behind in his spring preparation, and should be ready for the start of the season.
Huge relief! I don't know that I can tolerate another scare like this... there are just too many expectations placed upon this season for us to incur the loss of any major player this early. Nothing but positive thoughts for the remainder of the day!
[UPDATE 12:15]
Here is the official press release with loads of information:
The Atlanta Braves this morning received the results of yesterday's MRI test on pitcher Jair Jurrjens' right shoulder. The results confirmed that Jurrjens has anterior shoulder inflammation and that the overall structure of the shoulder and labrum looked normal.
Braves Lead Orthopedist Dr. Xavier Duralde has prescribed rest and treatment for the shoulder for the remainder of this week, followed by a throwing program to begin next week.
Last week, while working out at his home in Curacao, Jurrjens made an awkward throw from second base which caused some tenderness in his shoulder that did not subside. After arriving in Florida for spring training, Jurrjens met with Braves trainers and was sent to Atlanta to have the MRI test.
Steady as she goes...
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Beat ya by 6 minutes!
Shouldn't Reid Gorecki get a shot in RF before that Heyward kid everybody talks about?
How did you both scoop me? O’Brien’s tweet had been up for like 10 seconds when I did the fanshot.
Here are Pujols's stats: 1.000/1.000/4.000/5.000. That's right. He is batting a thousand, with a thousand OBP (naturally), and every hit has been a home run, and thus his OPS is a perfect 5.000.
by TradeAndruw on Feb 17, 2010 11:09 AM EST up reply actions
Hey, at least nobody overreacted to incredible degrees…
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So wait,...
we don’t need to put Heyward on the trading block for a starter, or offer Smoltz 1 yr @ $8m?
by Mr. Sanchez on Feb 17, 2010 11:50 AM EST up reply actions
No!
Use the money to make a last ditch offer to Johnny Damon!
"Matt Diaz is a baseball player."-Joe Simpson
Brilliant!...
gives us a 6th starter AND potential big power hitter.
by Mr. Sanchez on Feb 17, 2010 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
Just made my day! I don’t know if I can handle
any starts by Jo-Jo this year… My high cholesterol and sedentary lifestyle can’t handle the stress haha
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by HansonManCrush on Feb 17, 2010 11:04 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Huzzah!
Now let’s just be careful with him this year. Give him an extra day’s rest if he needs it, etc. It won’t hurt to have Medlen make a few starts here and there. I’m sure Hanson and the others won’t mind an extra day’s rest every now and then, either.
"Yeah, and I have an enchanted jock strap." -- Karl Karlson
My prayers have been answered
I told you all to pray – now I don’t know how many of you all did – but our prayers have been answered. Losing JJ would have been a tremendous blow to our club as our rotation is what makes us a legitimate Wild Card contender.
i fixed it for you
I told you all to pray – now I don’t know how many of you all did – but our prayers have been answered. Losing JJ would have been a tremendous blow to our club as our rotation is what makes us a legitimate World Series Wild Card contender.
by carolinabrave89 on Feb 17, 2010 6:57 PM EST up reply actions
thank Heyward!
Omar Minaya is my hero!
by mvhsbball on Feb 17, 2010 11:24 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Means Nothing...
This is typical, then pitcher pitches decent for 5 games, then pain comes back, then 2nd MRI shows damage and BAM its surgery time. Think about how many scans are negative in the early stage, Soriano anyone?
Yeah, I want a dye-injected MRI before I believe he’s okay.
Here are Pujols's stats: 1.000/1.000/4.000/5.000. That's right. He is batting a thousand, with a thousand OBP (naturally), and every hit has been a home run, and thus his OPS is a perfect 5.000.
by TradeAndruw on Feb 17, 2010 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
So many pitching injuries start this way...
Soriano, Prior, Hudson, Hampton, remember that? “Oh its just a little tightness no big deal, I’ll be better in X days”. 1st Imaging study…neg…..
2 months later its Dr. Andrews time….
Those cases stand out because they were disastrous, how many cases actually turned out to be nothing? I mean, 1st week of throwing session discomfort is not unheard of.
I thought hurricane season was over........
by bravesguy311 on Feb 17, 2010 11:59 AM EST up reply actions
What's drastic?
2005: 142
2006: 140
2007: 142
2008: 188
2009: 215
Here are Pujols's stats: 1.000/1.000/4.000/5.000. That's right. He is batting a thousand, with a thousand OBP (naturally), and every hit has been a home run, and thus his OPS is a perfect 5.000.
It would be kind of hard to provide names of guys to which nothing happened…
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Feb 17, 2010 5:08 PM EST up reply actions
Hmm, not sure I believe these ‘Braves medical people’. We all heard yesterday that Jurrjens was out for the year…
by bbxxj on Feb 17, 2010 11:26 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Tom Verdeuchey doesn't either.
"We're just as bad as the old Mets, but this time nobody's laughing"
-Dallas Green
Great news...
Braves fans and members of the press have been concerned about him for this very reason for longer than one year, though. Does anyone really think that this scare will affect how he is used in the rotation?
You mean, I slapped those old ladies for nothing?
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Feb 17, 2010 11:32 AM EST reply actions
No, they needed to quit doing that anyways.
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by bwellnjonesco on Feb 17, 2010 11:33 AM EST up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Nice!
"My team of nine guys who hit like Albert Pujols and never ever bunt just beat your team with one Shane Victorino 472 to 3."
by justincredubil02 on Feb 17, 2010 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
"It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone." A. Bartlett Giamatti
I would rest him 2 weeks and then take it easy.
If he comes back too fast, he’ll be lost to us before the AS break.
unless you're increasing the distance from 2nd to home instead of the pitchers mound to home plate ...
Jair why are you throwing the ball from 2nd base?!?!?!?!?
by bravesfan203 on Feb 17, 2010 8:39 PM EST up reply actions
It happened during pitcher fielding drills so
I suspect that it was supposed to say an “awkward throw to second base”.
With Javy gone I think we need 25 starts out of Jair, Tommy, Hudson, and Lowe. This scared the shit out of me.
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