Update on Sarfate's Injury

[JJHardy7]

The guys in the bullpen last night (Steve Bray and Vinny Rottino) said that Sarfate has been told not to throw at all for 4 to 5 days and he will then be looked at once again, but it doesn't not appear that he tore anything -- this was the update in the eighth inning.

[jackalope02ca]

Hopefully he's ok.

 

This injury may actually keep him on the roster longer and give him time to rehab and get a contract for somewhere next year as I think he was likley on the verge of being released prior to this injury.

[dadofandrew]

Why would you release him? He throws hard and has a plus breaking ball...if they hang onto him, they might be able to sign him as a minor league FA.

[TheCrew07]

His problem isn't his stuff, it's his control... why would he resign Milwaukee after 7 years, and why would Milwaukee want him back? A change of scenery might be just the trick. I'm all for giving a guy his chances, but the only respectable stat he has is ERA, which won't be sustainable with such a high WHIP in the majors. He's got a fantastic live arm, good breaking pitch, but lacks pinpoint control. I just don't see how he fits in.

 

I don't see them releasing him, he's not horrid by any stretch. I just don't see why they'd want to resign him.

[BillScottCanRake]

I have some information about the injury.

 

Dennis pulled a "right chest" muscle, so the injury isn't arm related. It sounds like the report of Dennis not throwing for the next four or five days is accurate, and it doesn't sound too serious. Hopefully Dennis will rejoin the bullpen at the end of the week.

 

What ever Dennis' future might be with Milwaukee, I doubt that the Brewers would release him this year. There isn't any sort of roster crunch in Milwaukee or Nashville, so releasing him doesn't make any sense.

[JJHardy7]

I think there are enough teams that will give him a shot in their bullpen. As mentioned in this post, a change might be good for him, but I've always been a Sarfate fan and maybe it will still work out.

 

It's interesting how fast the injury news traveled from the clubhouse and then to the bullpen (I was sitting fourth row so I could hear all kinds of conversations). There was one good one involving Bray and Hackman debating who will get called up, what the Brewers need, etc.

[dadofandrew]

Dennis will be a very popular minor league FA, his velocity and slider are both MLB ready, but his control is terrible. He's a "stuff" guy, those guys always get the most attention, compared to a Steve Bray, "had success but have average stuff" fellas.

[DHonks]

his velocity and slider are both MLB ready

 

this is news to me. All reports I've read have him as another Jose Capellan, except he throws a touch harder. So basically that's 93-96 mph, iffy breaking pitch. IE, just one pitch, a relatively straight fastball, that is often a struggle to throw for strikes

[JJHardy7]

As mentioned in the Transactions...Sarfate to the DL with a neck strain.

[DrWood]

I like him and I think he could have a career, but I wouldn't use a 40 man roster spot on him, and someone will sign him.

He's had enough time to develop command of his pitches, and hasn't.

[BillScottCanRake]

I like him and I think he could have a career, but I wouldn't use a 40 man roster spot on him, and someone will sign him.

 

If you mean this year, right now, there isn't any reason to remove him from the 40-man roster. There isn't a roster crunch and his arm is still good enough to pitch in the majors and have success. He is still an option to pitch in Milwaukee this year if needed, although based upon the call-ups to date that doesn't seem too likely.

 

If you mean next year, simply keeping him on the 40-man roster won't be good enough. He's out of options, so it's 25-man roster or bust with regard to Milwaukee. If there isn't room in Milwaukee, I think he'll find opportunities someplace else.

[dadofandrew]

DH, even in his short time with MIL last year, he showed a huge breaking slider, unhittable if the batter swung, almost always in the dirt. It's a fine pitch, but I don't think he throws it in the zone often.

[DrWood]

BSCR--no, I meant after the season. No need to move him off the 40 man now.