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5.13.2004
Kerry Wood's missing his next start
I'm going to refrain from getting too excited about this news, but any time a pitcher with Kerry Wood's injury history is held out due to arm problems, there's reason to be at least a little bit concerned. The linked article from ESPN.com says the MRI Wood underwent Wednesday showed "inflammation underneath the muscle and mild tendinitis in his elbow." What that means precisely in terms of how long he's likely to be out I have no idea - the current word from the Cubs is that it'll just be one start. Also from the article: "I don't think it's going to be really much more than one start," Cubs trainer Dave Groeschner said. "We'll just rest him, skip him a start and then get him back throwing and maybe push him back to the end of the rotation." "But it's too early to tell on that right now. Obviously, he has to be pain-free. He's going to have to calm it down over the next few days. Kerry was kind of relieved to see the (test) results. Everything looked good, structurally. There are no muscle tears or tendon tears." Wood's been excellent this year, and losing him for any length of time would be a major blow to the Cubs' staff, particularly with Mark Prior still on the shelf. Carlos Zambrano and Matt Clement (particularly before tonight's outing) have been phenomenal thus far, but the team's got to be concerned about the number of injuries it's accumulating. - |