Since coming to the big leagues in 2004, Jesse Crain has been a very good pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. Though not a household name, he has excelled as a key component of the Twins bullpen. His career ERA is around 3, which made this year really susrprising: he's gotten off to a rocky start with a 5.51 ERA, and 4 HR allowed already. Two days ago, Tuesday, he was completely ineffective, allowing 6 runs to Cleveland.
He's hit the DL today and the news from today's MRI is, most emphatically, not good:
Torn rotator cuff.
Torn labrum.
They're getting a second opinion, but I think Crain is probably done for 2007. The rotator cuff can be surgically repaired, and he'd have a good chance of pitching well again. But the labrum ...
A torn labrum is one of those things that medical science can't really rebuild. They can basically open you up and stich it together, and that's all. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't.
I'm really rooting for Jesse Crain to get the surgery, do the rehab, and put this behind him by pitching well as early as 2008. But the odds are against it, and frankly, he is just as likely never to pitch that well again.
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Here's what I know about Jesse Crain: He was one of the best-value relief pitchers you could get in a fantasy draft on MVP Baseball on 2005. Curious to see if he was really that good, I watched a couple of Twins games to see that, yes, he's a very solid middle reliever. Get well soon, Mr. Crain.
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