Minor League Discussion & Boxes 4-23-13

[Guest]

yeah i'm sure he's milking it when his career is on the line

[jersey cubs fan]

yeah i'm sure he's milking it when his career is on the line

 

staying injured saved him $1.5m this spring. It might be his last chance to ever make that much money.

[Guest]

it was also possibly the last chance he'd ever get to be a starter

[Guest]

it was also possibly the last chance he'd ever get to be a starter

 

And he wasn't likely to lose it (although he probably has, for now) either way.

[chattbaseball]

 

Here's the link: http://www.thecubreporter.com/04232013/cubs-dbacks-split-two-talking-stick

 

Kyler Burke also pitched in the intrasquad game on Monday. Andrew McKirahan did too but walked off the field in pain after 7 pitches.

 

Hello to everyone! Looking forward to a great 2013 season! Since Kyler was converted to a pitcher, I'm not on every day, but wanted to get on here and say hello. I know a few people asked why he was on AZPhils "inactive" list early in April. Just a quick update:

 

He had a great offseason. He feels like he is in the best shape of his career. He got behind a couple weeks just before Spring Training, so it's held him up in Arizona through the end of April. He tweaked an oblique a week or so before ST. It was nothing serious, just a bit nagging. So the only way to really get rid of it was to shut him down for a couple of weeks. And of course that meant a delay in building up his pitch count....Anyways, all is well now, and seems like he'll be ready to go here shortly. I know they wanted him to have a few outings in EXST to get some innings under his belt.

 

Hope everyone is doing well, and I look forward to reading everyone's posts throughout the season!