Oh No: Cade Horton Out for Season, to Undergo UCL Surgery

[Jason Ross]

Ugh. I've been battling with MLB.tv because they keep blacking me out (I'm no where near a blackout area) and I come back and this is what I missed? Great. 

[chibears55]

So Assad comes back up

Hopefully it not his arm

[chibears55]

Damn my X account still wont let me log in

[JunkyardWalrus]

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Edited April 3 by JunkyardWalrus

[chibears55]

Bregman and Happ 🙄🙄🙄🤦

[Cubs420psd]

6 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

So Assad comes back up

Hopefully it not his arm

Its his arm.

 

Dude doesn't come off the mound with tears in his eyes because his hammy is hurt.

 

Hes horsefeathered and so are the cubs.

[George Hayduke]

“Right forearm discomfort”.  Not good

[chibears55]

2 minutes ago, Cubs420psd said:

Its his arm.

 

Dude doesn't come off the mound with tears in his eyes because his hammy is hurt.

 

Hes horsefeathered and so are the cubs.

He wasn't crying 

[Bertz]

Hopefully this is an "abundance of caution" deal from a guy who's blown out his elbow before. 

But yeah we're on heighted TJ alert for the next few months regardless.

 

[BKHoo]

Ugh!!! Are you kidding me?! Game 7 and we lose our best pitcher????

[Rcal10]

1 minute ago, chibears55 said:

He wasn't crying 

It’s his arm. 

[Crusader]

Well, he wasn’t complaining about his elbow, so at least there’s that.

[Rcal10]

Just now, BKHoo said:

Ugh!!! Are you kidding me?! Game 7 and we lose our best pitcher????

Sounds like last year with Steele. 

[Bertz]

Even if we dodge this bullet It's probably a conversation worth having that we do broadly need to get more comfortable with this stuff.  More velo in the rotation is going to lead to more elbows popping.  We all want to get more juice in the rotation but this is the price.

Edited April 3 by Bertz

[PeanutPunch33]

Horton is an incredible pitcher when healthy.  The 2nd half of his rookie season showed that.  Hopefully, it's not serious 

[chibears55]

3 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

It’s his arm. 

I know,  but he wasn't crying when walking off field,  that all I was pointing out

[Jason Ross]

Just now, Bertz said:

Even if we dodge this bullet It's probably a conversation worth having that we do broadly need to get more comfortable with this stuff.  More velo in the rotation is going to lead to more elbows popping.  We all want to get more juice in the rotation but this is the price.

Exactly this. If you want guys who break the concept of what we expect humans to do, this is going to be an unintended consequence. 

Horton throws 98 while essentially throwing a cutter with big IVB. It's a pitch that stretches the human capacity to the fullest. 

They're going to blow up. If you want power guys, this is the outcome, sadly. 

[Cubs420psd]

7 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

He wasn't crying 

Tears in his eyes, its his arm.

 

[cl smooth]

javier assad has entered the chat. 

[Rcal10]

4 minutes ago, chibears55 said:

I know,  but he wasn't crying when walking off field,  that all I was pointing out

TBF, the post you responded to said he had tears in his eyes in the dugout. Not exactly crying on the field. And, either Boog or JD did say that was the case. 

[chibears55]

Im guessing Assad or Rea will get the next couple of starts, but beyond that is it too soon for Wiggins. 

[Jason Ross]

Just now, chibears55 said:

Im guessing Assad or Rea will get the next couple of starts, but beyond that is it too soon for Wiggins. 

It is probably too soon for Wiggins. Especially if Steele isn't forever away. My guess is Rea to the rotation, Asaad to the pen. They will tread water until Steele returns and then Wiggins will be later or the next serious injury.

Things change if at any point another injury hits though. 

[UMFan83]

14 minutes ago, Rcal10 said:

Sounds like last year with Steele. 

He at least had the kindness to wait until game 13

[Rcal10]

1 minute ago, Jason Ross said:

It is probably too soon for Wiggins. Especially if Steele isn't forever away. My guess is Rea to the rotation, Asaad to the pen. They will tread water until Steele returns and then Wiggins will be later or the next serious injury.

Things change if at any point another injury hits though. 

I would guess Rea to the rotation. But why does this mean Assad comes up? Could be any other relief pitcher if they want to keep Assad stretched out. 

[Geographyhater8888]

8 minutes ago, Cubs420psd said:

Tears in his eyes, its his arm.

 

horsefeathers.