Colton Cain, Brett Lorin, Zac Fuesser Hurt

by Thunder on Mar 10, 2010 2:31 PM EST Comment 19 comments

Here we go again with another spring training. Dejan reported in the PBC blog this morning that three minor league pitchers will miss the first couple months of the season. I guess the good news is that none of them are arm-related. Colton Cain is out after "minor" back surgery. Zac Fuesser is out with a broken finger. And Brett Lorin is out after hip surgery.

All are supposed to be back by June or July, but hips and backs are not good things to have go wrong with pitchers.

UPDATE by Charlie: Kyle Stark says all of these guys will be back at full strength this summer, but even if that's true, having three guys miss a couple months of development time isn't good. Still, injuries are par for the course with young pitchers, and one of the reasons why it's good to have a lot of them--and at least none of them have arm problems.

By the way, I'm sure most of you have heard of Cain (a million-dollar draft signing late last year) and Lorin (one of the acquisitions in the Jack Wilson / Ian Snell deal). But Fuesser is a prospect too--he was signed for well above slot after being drafted in 2009.

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Seems pretty minor.

Missing time is never good, of course, but I don’t think any of these are anything to be unduly concerned about. As Thunder notes, they aren’t arm problems.

I bet you could find similar stories for every team in baseball.

by Vlad on Mar 10, 2010 3:12 PM EST reply actions

"I bet you could find similar stories for every team in baseball."

C’mon Vlad, are you trying to say you don’t have some sort of spreadsheet system set up to track this?

"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."

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by patthatt on Mar 11, 2010 8:58 AM EST up reply actions

Heh.

No, unfortunately. I wish I did, though.

I’ve found a couple of injury trackers, but they’re ML-only.

by Vlad on Mar 11, 2010 9:21 AM EST up reply actions

In the cases of Cain and Fuesser…it probably won’t affect game time very much…just extended spring training. I hadn’t really seen any indications that either was planning on being started at WV…more likely State College.

by Thunder on Mar 10, 2010 3:30 PM EST reply actions

Didn’t Stark tell Langosch just a couple weeks ago that Lorin was a good sleeper prospect for this year? It’s weird that he didn’t mention the surgery/missed time then.

by epoc on Mar 10, 2010 3:50 PM EST reply actions

I think it was Rob Biertempfel’s article that he said that, but the article actually came out after they had first reported these injuries. Here’s the first report where Jen Langosch mentions the injuries:
http://bucsbits.mlblogs.com/archives/2010/02/minor_league_news_and_notes_2.html
And here’s where Stark calls him a sleeper:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/pirates/s_669289.html

by ElDuce on Mar 10, 2010 4:37 PM EST up reply actions

Ah. Thanks.

by epoc on Mar 10, 2010 5:17 PM EST up reply actions

damage goods

Well neil should kick a few tires BEFORE he makes a trade, first the pitcher from cubs and now Lorin. But the good news is OUR payroll in smaller.

by wishiewashie on Mar 10, 2010 4:52 PM EST reply actions

totally brosef

I can’t believe NH gave up Jack Wilson and BOTH of the games he played before he got hurt. in retrospect, he should have asked for more than just Lorin, like maybe 2 other pitchers, a SS and a 1B. Oh, wait….

It's a good day to be a Pirate

by Bucko on Mar 10, 2010 5:07 PM EST up reply actions

Heh

+3 to Bucko in honor of mentioning our presumptive starting first baseman.

Also, Stark likes Lorin enough to pick him as a sleeper even after the injury so it can’t be terribly severe.

Young pitchers, man, what can you do?

by Say Hey Johnny Ray on Mar 10, 2010 6:39 PM EST up reply actions

I must be missing the part...

where Lorin’s injury was a pre-existing conditon.

by Slick1 on Mar 10, 2010 7:16 PM EST up reply actions

I'm sure

if you ask his HMO, they’ll find that it was a pre-existing condition….

by JRoth95 on Mar 10, 2010 9:42 PM EST up reply actions

Kinda like Charlie’s car under the tree. How’s that going btw? (Off-topic, sorry)

The glare of the spotlight is harsh, and the pressure that success breeds immense. We revere our heroes, but expect much. And criticism can come as easily as praise.

by glass0941 on Mar 10, 2010 11:09 PM EST up reply actions

Currently carless. Got the check from the insurance company, but I’m probably moving in a few months, and want to get the details ironed out before I buy another car.

by Charlie on Mar 11, 2010 2:16 PM EST up reply actions