peavy's injury risk

[WyldStallyn]

peavy's latest injury doesnt appear to be anything serious, just swelling. but is it cause for concern going forward? he has thrown over 200 innings the last 3 seasons, with 223.1 last year. ive also heard concerns about his delivery putting to too much stress on his arm. thoughts?

[sansav]

There was no structural damage from the MRI - I think you can pretty get him on the cheap, I would think he would be worth pursuing

[The Mighty Trow]

I'm not overly concerned (then again i'm not an owner). But he has been a slight injury risk for some years now. If I recall correctly, his first season in the bigs was interrupted by injury, and again last year he was at the hospital for something else. Not trying to cause a panic or trying to say he's a china doll. Just mentioning that he's ever-so-slightly injury prone.

[Relentless]

No worries. I remember him having the same problem in 2004 with an inflammation to his pitching elbow. After a few weeks rest, he came back stronger than ever. With Jake's filthy slider, rest is all he needs sometimes.

[Field]

He has had always had slightly higher injury concern than your average pitcher due to his delivery. I wasn't all that surprised to see him go down with an elbow issue. As was said by a previous poster, he has come back from this sort of injury before. I am not all that worried about him for the rest of the season, but long-term I'm not as optimistic.

[Krunk City King$]

someone posted this a while back.....SELL HIGH!!!


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http://kobayashibaseball.blogspot.com/2 ... -past.html

[J35J]

I think he'll be fine over the next couple years but I'd really be suprised if he lasts very long into his 30's without visiting the DL more often then not.