brent suter to dl (left rotator cuff strain)

[djoctagone]

news that we're all aware of, but there should a thread devoted to suter's injury and recovery.

 

with two off days this week, and an off day each of the following two weeks before september roster expansion, the brewers should be able to find ways to skip suter's slot in the rotation.

 

craig counsell stated it's a mild rotator cuff strain, and that it's affected a decrease in his velocity.

 

no timetable has been given for suter's return since being placed on the 10-day disabled list yesterday.

[jerichoholicninja]

craig counsell stated it's a mild rotator cuff strain, and that it's affected a decrease in his velocity.

 

Honestly, how would anyone even know?

[djoctagone]

Any chance Suter is not even hurt.... just needed a guy to send down. Picked out the worst pitcher lately... A couple off days this week. A "strain" is like the perfect bogus injury...

not a chance. suter, having already burned his 2017 option, could have been optioned to make room on the 25-man.

 

the optional assignment would've required a minimum of 10 days, as does the disabled list. suter will be earning major league service time and the major league portion of his pay while on the disabled list.

Of course there's a chance. 10 days of service time probably never even cross David Stearns(') mind. What may have crossed his mind would be sending a guy down who's pitched well for most of the year...probably well over his head and helped keep the Brewers in it and given that he's likely to come back just in order to clear a roster spot for the next 10 days and taking one and a half big league checks away from the guy. Again, something that would be of almost no consequence to the big league club, but for a guy who has never made any money and who's earned it this year, is probably pretty significant.

 

I doubt there's anything wrong with Suter other than convenience with regards to roster manipulation.

it's already been well established that brent suter is the back and forth guy in 2017. he's already been recalled five times by the club.

 

optioning him again (if he truly wasn't injured) would save the brewers money, and i can't imagine the brewers deliberately choosing to fake an injury so they could pay him more, especially when they were off the hook for 10 days of major league pay last year when they optioned zach davies over the all-star break.

[djoctagone]

When is Brent Suter expected to be back from the DL if at all this season?

suter has resumed throwing and is expected back when rosters expand next month.

[djoctagone]

suter is expecting to throw a bullpen tomorrow.

[djoctagone]

promising progress for suter after today's bullpen session.